Cell Knowledge

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms?

• cell

• molecule

• tissue

• organ

Which part of the cell is responsible for controlling what enters and exits the cell?

• Mitochondria barrier

• Cytoplasm gate

• Nucleus wall

• Cell membrane

What process involves the division of a cell into two daughter cells?

• Cellular breakdown

• Cell division

• Cellular fusion

• Cellular expansion

What is the thin, flexible barrier around the cell that regulates what enters and exits the cell?

• Cell membrane

• Cytoplasm barrier

• Nucleus membrane

• Cell wall

Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell and produces energy?

• Ribosomes

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Golgi apparatus

• Mitochondria

What is the function of the nucleus in a cell?

• Waste elimination

• Energy production

• Control center and genetic material storage

• Cell wall formation

Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis in a cell?

• Golgi Apparatus

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

What is the term for the process by which cells engulf large particles or other cells?

• Mitosis

• Phagocytosis

• Endocytosis

• Exocytosis

Which organelle contains digestive enzymes to break down waste materials in the cell?

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Lysosome

What is the term for the process by which cells replicate their DNA and divide into two identical daughter cells?

• Meiosis

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

• Photosynthesis