Characteristics of Life and Cell Organelles

As a characteristic of all living things, homeostasis relates most directly to which of the following biological themes?

• Interacting systems

• Stability

• Evolution

• Scale and Structure

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The smallest units that can carry on all the functions of life are called

• Molecules

• Cells

• Organelles

• Species

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Living things

• Need energy for life processes.

• Have the ability to reproduce.

• Are composed of cells.

• All of the above.

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Which of the following is characteristic of all living things?

• Movement

• Growth

• Development

• Cellular Organization

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A particularly active cell might contain large numbers of

• chromosomes

• vacuoles

• mitochondria

• walls

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A structure within a cell that performs a specific function is called a(n)

• organelle

• organ tissue

• Tissue

• biocenter

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Golgi Apparatus are organelles that

• Receive proteins and lipids from the endoplasmic reticulum.

• Label the molecules made in the endoplasmic reticulum with tags that specify their ldestinantion.

• Release molecules in vesicles.

• All of the above.

One important organelle that helps maintain homeostasis by moving supplies from one part of the cell to the other is the

• endoplasmic reticulum

• mitochondrion

• Golgi apparatus

• cytoplasm

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Proteins are made in cells on the

• Mitochondria

• Ribosomes

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

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The packaging and distribution center of the cell is the

• Nucleus

• Golgi Apparatus

• Central vacuole

• nuclear envelope

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