FA23 Bio08 Vocab Quiz - The Cell

Basic unit of all forms of life.

• cell
• cell membrane
• eukaryote
• cytoplasm

The fundamental concept of biology that states that all living things are composed of cells; that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things; and that all new cells are produced from existing cells.

• cell theory
• nucleus
• prokaryote
• organelle

Thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells; regulates what enters and leaves the cell.

• cell membrane
• eukaryote
• cytoplasm
• ribosome

In cells, a structure that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA.

• nucleus
• prokaryote
• organelle
• endoplasmic reticulum

Organism whose cells contain a nucleus.

• eukaryote
• cytoplasm
• ribosome
• Golgi apparatus

Unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus.

• prokaryote
• organelle
• endoplasmic reticulum
• vacuole

Fluid portion of the cell outside the nucleus.

• cytoplasm
• ribosome
• Golgi apparatus
• lysosome

Specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a eukaryotic cell.

• organelle
• endoplasmic reticulum
• vacuole
• cytoskeleton

Cell organelle consisting of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in a cell; the site of protein synthesis.

• ribosome
• Golgi apparatus
• lysosome
• chloroplast

Internal membrane system found in eukaryotic cells; place where lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled.

• endoplasmic reticulum
• vacuole
• cytoskeleton
• mitochondrion