The diversity of cells

Question 1

Cell

Answer 1

the unit that can perform all life processes

Question 2

nucleus

Answer 2

a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell’s DNA

Question 3

Cell Membrane

Answer 3

acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell

Question 4

Cell wall

Answer 4

a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane

Question 5

Mitochondria/ Mitochondrion

Answer 5

the cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes

Question 6

Golgi complex

Answer 6

cell organelle that helps make and package materials

Question 7

Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 7

a system of membranes that is found in a cell’s cytoplasm

Question 8

Ribosome

Answer 8

cell organelle composed of RNA and protein

Question 9

Lysosome

Answer 9

a cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes

Question 10

Vacuole

Answer 10

is a large vesicle

Question 11

Organelle

Answer 11

One of the small bodies in a cell’s cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function

Question 12

prokaryote

Answer 12

an organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus

Question 13

Eukaryote

Answer 13

An organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane

Question 14

Tissue

Answer 14

A group of similar cells that perform a common function

Question 15

organ

Answer 15

a collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body

Question 16

organ system

Answer 16

a group of organs that work together to perform body functions

Question 17

organism

Answer 17

a living thing

Question 18

cytoplasm

Answer 18

a material within a living cell

Question 19

chloroplast

Answer 19

a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.

Question 20

structure

Answer 20

the arrangement of parts in an organism.