AAAS Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Cells ~ Misconception CEM003

Some living parts of organisms are not made of cells (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception CEM003
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
CE100004	Both the skin and the lungs of the body are made of cells.	41%
CE102003	Both the leaves and roots of plants are made of cells.	35%
CE103003	Both the flowers and stems of plants are made of cells.	34%
CE101004	Both the brain and muscles of the body are made of cells.	31%
CE033002	When looking through a microscope at leaf and root samples, one would see that both are made of cells.	27%