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Item CE072004: Both plant and animal cells perform basic life functions such as extracting energy from food.

Which of the following kinds of cells perform basic functions such as obtaining energy from food?

  1. Plant cells, but not animal cells
  2. Animal cells, but not plant cells
  3. Both plant cells and animal cells
  4. Neither animal cells nor plant cells
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 1581
6–8
n = 1017
9–12
n = 563
Male
n = 784
Female
n = 774
English
n = 1425
Other
n = 125
A. 16% 18% 13% 16% 16% 16% 22%
B. 24% 22% 26% 26% 21% 24% 23%
C. 51% 50% 53% 48% 54% 51% 44%
D. 9% 10% 7% 10% 8% 9% 11%