Intro To Cells

Question 1

What are ribosomes?

Answer 1

Cell organelles responsible for protein synthesis.

Question 2

What is DNA?

Answer 2

The genetic material of the cell.

Question 3

What is the cell membrane?

Answer 3

The outer boundary of the cell, regulating what enters and exits.

Also known as the plasma membrane.

Question 4

What is a prokaryote?

Answer 4

A single-celled organism without a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.

Question 5

What is a eukaryote?

Answer 5

A cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

Question 6

What are flagella?

Answer 6

Long, whip-like structures used for movement.

Question 7

What is cytosol?

Answer 7

The gel-like substance inside the cell that contains organelles.

Question 8

What is a cell wall?

Answer 8

A rigid outer layer found in some cells, providing support and protection.

Question 9

What is a capsule?

Answer 9

A sticky layer outside the cell wall of some bacteria, used for attachment and protection.

Question 10

What are membrane-bound organelles?

Answer 10

Structures within a cell that are surrounded by a membrane.

Question 11

What is the nucleus?

Answer 11

The control center of the cell, containing DNA.

Question 12

What are cilia?

Answer 12

Short, hair-like structures used for movement.

Question 13

What are mitochondria?

Answer 13

The ‘powerhouses’ of the cell, producing energy.

Question 14

What is endocytosis?

Answer 14

The process by which cells take in substances by engulfing them in a vesicle formed from the cell membrane.

Question 15

What is an endosymbiont?

Answer 15

An organism that lives symbiotically within another organism.

Question 16

What is endosymbiosis?

Answer 16

The theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts were once free-living prokaryotes that were engulfed by larger cells.

Question 17

What is a domain in taxonomy?

Answer 17

A taxonomic category above kingdom, consisting of three groups: Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya.

Question 18

What are archaea?

Answer 18

A group of single-celled prokaryotes that live in extreme environments.

Question 19

What is eukarya?

Answer 19

A group of organisms with eukaryotic cells.

Question 20

What are eubacteria?

Answer 20

A group of single-celled prokaryotes that are the most common bacteria.

Question 21

What are archaebacteria?

Answer 21

A group of single-celled prokaryotes that live in extreme environments.

Question 22

What is the kingdom animalia?

Answer 22

The kingdom of animals.

Question 23

What is the kingdom plantae?

Answer 23

The kingdom of plants.

Question 24

What is the kingdom fungi?

Answer 24

The kingdom of fungi.

Question 25

What is the kingdom protista?

Answer 25

The kingdom of protists, a diverse group of eukaryotic organisms.

Question 26

What does unicellular mean?

Answer 26

Consisting of a single cell.

Question 27

What does multicellular mean?

Answer 27

Consisting of many cells.

Question 28

What is a lysosome?

Answer 28

A cell organelle that breaks down waste materials.

Question 29

What is a vacuole?

Answer 29

A cell organelle that stores water and other materials.

Question 30

What is cell differentiation?

Answer 30

The process by which cells become specialized to perform specific functions.

Question 31

What is cell specialization?

Answer 31

The process by which cells become specialized to perform specific functions.

Question 32

What is a plant cell?

Answer 32

A type of eukaryotic cell found in plants.

Question 33

What is an animal cell?

Answer 33

A type of eukaryotic cell found in animals.