RSO Chapter 3

Question 1

Put the following in order from smallest to largest…. tissues, populations, cells, organisms, organs

Answer 1

cells, tissues, organs, organisms, populations

Question 2

The main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells is

Answer 2

Only eukaryotic cells have organelles such as a nucleus where they hold their DNA

Question 3

All prokaryotic cells belong to which kingdoms?

Answer 3

archaebacteria and eubacteria

Question 4

The cytoplasm inside a prokaryotic cell contains

Answer 4

DNA

Question 5

True or False: Organelles are larger than cells

Answer 5

False

Question 6

A covering that surrounds the cell and protects it is called?

Answer 6

cell membrane

Question 7

A group of chemicals that contains all the instructions for making all the structures and materials the organism needs to survive is called what?

Answer 7

DNA

Question 8

Small structures inside of cells that have a specific job

Answer 8

organelles

Question 9

Gooey fluid that fills up the inside of a cell

Answer 9

cytoplasm

Question 10

What is a golgi body?

Answer 10

An organelle that wraps up proteins into a bundle inside a cell to send to messengers outside the cell

Question 11

What is chlorophyll?

Answer 11

An organelle found inside chloroplasts that uses sunlight to make food for the cell

Question 12

What is a vacuole?

Answer 12

An organelle used for storage

Question 13

Do animal or plant cells have cell walls?

Answer 13

plant

Question 14

What is the job of a lysosome?

Answer 14

It gets rid of waste inside a cell. It’s like the garbage disposal in our kitchen.

Question 15

What is the difference between golgi bodies and endoplasmic reticulum (ER)?

Answer 15

The golgi body sends bundles of protein messengers outside of the cell. The ER can only send messages within the cell.

Question 16

What is the job of a ribosome in a cell?

Answer 16

They are like decoders and construction workers, they decode the messenger RNA to build new proteins