Science Chapter 3 Vocabulary Quiz Review

the final stage of the cell cycle in which the cytoplasm divides

• cell cycle

• interphase

• mitosis

• cytokinesis

a characteristic that can be passed on to an organism's offspring

• cytoplasm

• cell wall

• trait

• cell membrane

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the rigid outer layer that protects and supports plant cells

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• organelle

the jelly-like substance found inside the cell that contains organelles

• organelle

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• cell wall

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The three components of cell theory are:

• All living things are made of cells.

• Cells are the basic units of structure and function of all living things

• Cells divide and specialize.

• All cells come from other cells.

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the stage of the cell cycle in which the cell's nucleus divides in two

• mitosis

• cytokinesis

• interphase

• cell cycle

a segment of DNA located on the chromosome that, among other things, controls specific traits

• trait

• DNA

• gene

• chromosome

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a flexible structure that protects and controls what goes in and out of the cell

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

• chloroplasts

• cell membrane

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a structure located in the nucleus that contains DNA

• chromosome

• gene

• trait

• nucleus

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the stage of cell growth occurring at the beginning of the cell cycle

• mitosis

• cytokinesis

• telophase

• interphase