Cells Vocabulary

Cell organelle that controls what enters and leaves a cell.

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

• Mitochondria

Cell organelle that acts as the control center of the cell.

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

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A group of the same cells that do the same function.

• Mitosis

• Tissue

• Organ

• Organism

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The basic unit of structure and function in an organism.

• Cell

• Organ

• Atom

• Molecule

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What kind of cell is this? (a)  

• plant

• animal

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During a class investigation on cells, students observed different cell types using a compound light microscope and prepared slides. An ​ (a)   is a ​ (b)   that has an outermost rigid cell wall and a large vacuole. They appear brick-like in shape. On the other hand, a ​ (c)   is an ​ (d)   having a rounded structure but lacking a cell wall.

• onion cell

• plant cell

• human cheek cell

• animal cell

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Cell organelle that produces energy for the cell.

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

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The organelle that provides support in plant cells.

• Chloroplast

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

• Nucleus

having or consisting of a single cell

• unicellular

• multicellular

• cell theory

• many cells

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the scientific theory that all living things are made of cells, that the cell is the basic unit of life, and that all cells come from other cells

• unicellular

• cell theory

• multicellular

• single-celled

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