Cells Vocabulary QUIZ

Cell

• any living thing

• smallest functional and structural unit of all living things

• membrane bound organelle that contains DNA

• is a protective layer that covers a cells surface

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Nucleus

• membrane bound organelle that contains DNA

• any living thing

• smallest functional and structural unit of all living things

• is a protective layer that covers a cells surface

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Organism

• cell

• an organ

• smallest functional and structural unit of all living things

• any living thing

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Cell membrane

• is a protective layer that covers a cells surface

• smallest functional and structural unit of all living things

• membrane bound organelle that contains DNA

• any living thing

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Prokaryote

• an organism made up of cells that contain their DNA in a nucleus

• single celled organism and does not have nucleus

Eukaryote

• single celled organism and does not have nucleus

• an organism made up of cells that contain their DNA in a nucleus

Cytoplasm

• a region enclosed by the cell membrane that includes the fluid and all of the organelles of the cell

• a small body in a cells cytoplasm that is specialized to perform a specific function

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Organelle

• is a small body in cells that performs a specific function

• a region enclosed by the cell membrane that includes the fluid and all of the organelles of the cell

• tiny organ

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