Cells Quiz- Glossary

What is the term used to describe the basic unit of life?

• animal cell

• cell

• cell division

• chlorophyll

Which term refers to the process by which a cell divides to form two daughter cells?

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• cell division

• cytosol

What is the name of the pigment that gives plants their green color and is involved in photosynthesis?

• cell membrane

• chloroplast

• chlorophyll

• fat cell

Which structure is responsible for controlling what enters and leaves a cell?

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• cytosol

• chloroplast

What is the term for the jelly-like substance inside a cell that contains organelles?

• chlorophyll

• cytosol

• fat cell

• cell wall

What is the process called when a cell divides to form new cells?

• Photosynthesis

• Cell differentiation

• Cell division

• Chlorophyll production

What is the smallest unit of life?

• Atoms

• Cells

• Molecules

• Organisms

What is a unique feature of animal cells compared to plant cells?

• Animal cells have cell walls.

• Animal cells have chloroplasts.

• Animal cells do not have cell walls.

• Animal cells cannot reproduce.

What is the green substance in plant cells that absorbs sunlight?

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Chlorophyll

• Cellulose

What is the function of the cell wall in plant cells?

• It controls which substances pass in and out.

• It stores excess energy from food.

• It protects and strengthens the cell.

• It fills the space inside the cell.