Cell Vocabulary Quiz

The smallest unit that can perform the basic activities of life is

• a cell

• a tissue

• an organ

• an organism

What are the cell parts or structures inside the cell called?

• tissues

• muscles

• organs

• organelles

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organelle that captures light & transfers to chemical energy in the form of glucose.

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• phloem

Outer boundary of the plant cell, made of cellulose

• cell wall

• vacuole

• mitochondira

• plasma membrane

A eukaryotic cell containing membrane bound organelles without a cell wall or chloroplasts.

• Animal Cell

• Plant Cell

• Bacterial Cell

• Protist Cell

A eukaryotic cell containing membrane bound organelles in addition to a cell wall and chloroplasts.

• Animal Cell

• Plant Cell

• Bacterial Cell

• Protist Cell

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The semi-permeable layer that surrounds ALL cells. This structure controls what moves in and out of the cell, maintaining homeostasis.

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Organelle

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The gel-like material inside ALL cells.

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Organelle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The organelle that takes in and stores excess water and nutrients.

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Lysosome

• Nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The energy producing organelle; the powerhouse of the cell.

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Lysosome

• Vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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