cell flash cards

Question 1

the smallest unit that can perform all life processes

Answer 1

cell

Question 2

contains the cell’s DNA

Answer 2

nucleus

Question 3

the barrier between the inside of a cell and the Cell’s

Answer 3

cell membrane

Question 4

fluid that the organelles are set in

Answer 4

cytoplasm

Question 5

a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support for the cell (found in plant cells only)

Answer 5

cell wall

Question 6

the site of cellular respiration.

Answer 6

mitochondria

Question 7

organelles in plant and algae cells in which photosynthesis takes place.

Answer 7

chloroplasts

Question 8

packages materials to be transported throughout the cell

Answer 8

golgi complex

Question 9

allows for the transport of cellular materials

Answer 9

endoplasmic reticum

Question 10

organelles that make proteins which are building materials for the cell

Answer 10

ribosome

Question 11

digest waste product in a cell

Answer 11

lysosome

Question 12

stores water in the cell

Answer 12

vacuoles

Question 13

structures that preform specific functions within the cells.

Answer 13

organelles

Question 14

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

Answer 14

prokaryote

Question 15

an organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane eukaryote include animals, plants, and fungi but not archaebacteria or eubacteria.

Answer 15

eukaryote

Question 16

a group of similar cells that perform a common function

Answer 16

tissue

Question 17

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

Answer 17

organ

Question 18

a group of organs that work together to preform body functions

Answer 18

organ system

Question 19

a living thing anything that can carry out life processes independently

Answer 19

organism

Question 20

the arrangement of parts in an oragnism

Answer 20

structure