Cells

Question 1

in biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life prosesses

Answer 1

cell

Question 2

in a Eukaryota cell, a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell’s DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction

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nucleus

Question 3

a phospholipid layer that covers a cell’s surface

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cell membrane

Question 4

a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell

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cell wall

Question 5

in Eukaryota cells, the cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular respiration

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Mitochondrion

Question 6

cell organelle that helps make and package materials to be transported out of the cell

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Golgi Complex

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a system of membranes that is found in a cell’s cytoplasm and that assists in the protection, processing, and transport of proteins and the production of lipids

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Endoplasmic reticulum

Question 8

a cell organelle composed of RNA and protein

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ribosome

Question 9

a cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes

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Lysosome

Question 10

fluid that fills the cell

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cytoplasm

Question 11

a plastid that contains chlorophyll

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chloroplast

Question 12

a space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell

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Vacuole