Vocabulary Quiz Units 1,2,3,4

The basic unit of life is a

• protein

• cell

• lego

The bilayer wrapping around the cell that is made up of phospholipids is called

• the cell

• cell wall

• cell membrane

Fat molecules are made up of chains?

• True

• False

Biomolecules that provide structure, make channels and allows for transport are called

• protein molecules

• carbohydrate molecules

• monomers

The giant molecule that is passed from parent to child; the genetic material of the cell is called

• organelles

• nucleus

• DNA/RNA

The organelle in the cell that contains the DNA is called

• Nucleus

• phospholipid

• mitochondria

The term hydrophobic means

• does NOT like water

• does like water

• quick moving

Which part of the phospholipid likes water?

• head

• tail

• neither head nor tail

The term hydrophilic means

• does NOT like water

• does like water

• slow moving

What are the stages of the interphase section of the cell cycle?

• G1, M, G2

• G1, S, G2

• Mitosis