Word List F Vocab Quiz

The organelle that controls the cell and holds DNA

• nucleus

• nucleic acid

• cell

• cytoplasm

The smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms

• cell

• atom

• organelle

• nucleus

a molecule that carries information in the cells

• nucleic acid

• phospholipid

• carbohydrate

• nucleus

a small body in a cell's cytoplasm that is specialized to perform a specific function

• organelle

• cytoplasm

• carbohydrate

• protein

A lipid that contains phosphorus and makes the cell membrane of a cell

• cytoplasm

• nucleic acid

• phospholipid

• carbohydrate

A single celled organism that does not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles

• eukaryote

• carbohydrate

• organelle

• prokaryote

a protective layer that covers a cell's surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell's environment

• phospholipid

• cell membrane

• nucleic acid

• carbohydrate

a fat molecule or molecule with similar properties that does not dissolve in water

• lipid

• protein

• phospholipid

• nucleic acid

a fluid that holds all of the cell organelles made of mostly water → Cytoplasm

• true

• false

a group of atoms that are held together by chemical bonds → Nucleus

• true

• false