the diversity of cells

Question 1

in biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life processes; cells are covered by a membrane and have DNA and cytoplasm

Answer 1

cells

Question 2

a phospholipid layer that covers a cell’s surface; acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell’s environment

Answer 2

cell membrane

Question 3

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

Answer 3

organelle

Question 4

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

Answer 4

nucleus

Question 5

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

Answer 5

prokaryotic

Question 6

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

Answer 6

eukaryote