vocab review (chpt.7)

Question 0

what is a prokaryote

Answer 0

unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus

Question 1

what is a cell

Answer 1

basic unit of life

Question 2

what is a cell wall

Answer 2

support structure found outside the cell membrane

Question 3

what is a chromosome

Answer 3

contains genetic information

Question 4

what organelle releases energy from food molecules

Answer 4

mitochondria

Question 5

what is a cytoplasm

Answer 5

material inside the cell membrane that surrounds the nucleus

Question 6

whats the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane

Answer 6

osmosis

Question 7

a group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function

Answer 7

tissues

Question 8

whats the ER

Answer 8

site where lipids of the cell membrane are assembled

Question 9

whats is the organism that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins

Answer 9

endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

Question 10

lysosomes are..?

Answer 10

cell’s clean up crew

Question 11

whats the chloroplast?

Answer 11

captures energy from sunlight and converts it to chemical energy