Cells Chapter 3

Question 1

Cell

Answer 1

The smallest unit that can perform all life processes

Question 2

Nucleus

Answer 2

Contains the cell’s DNA

Question 3

Cytoplasm

Answer 3

Fluid that the organelles are set in

Question 4

Cell Membrane

Answer 4

The barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell’s environment

Question 5

Cell Wall

Answer 5

A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support for the cell, and found in plant cells

Question 6

Mitochondria / Mitochondrion

Answer 6

The site of cellular respiration, allows cells to use energy

Question 7

Chloroplast

Answer 7

Organelles in plant and algae cells in which photosynthesis takes place

Question 8

Golgi Complex

Answer 8

Packages materials to be transported throughout the cell

Question 9

Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 9

Allows for the transport of cellular materials

Question 10

Ribosome

Answer 10

Organelles that make proteins, which are building materials for the cell

Question 11

Lysosome

Answer 11

Digests waste products in a cell

Question 12

Vacuole

Answer 12

Stores water in the cell

Question 13

Organelle

Answer 13

Structures that perform specific functions within the cell

Question 14

Prokaryote

Answer 14

An organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus.

Question 15

Eukaryote

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Tissue

Answer 16

a group of similar cells that perform a common function

Question 17

Organ

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Organ System

Answer 18

A group of organs that work that work together to perform body functions.

Question 19

Organism

Answer 19

A living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently.

Question 20

Structure

Answer 20

The arrangement of parts in an organism.