Vocabulary Quiz 1.2

A highly diverse group of single-celled, prokaryotic organisms is called ________.

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Algae

• Protozoa

A membrane-bound structure inside a cell that performs a specialized function is called (a)n ________.

• Organelle

• Enzyme

• Chromosome

• Ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A membrane-bound structure in eukaryotic cells that contains DNA is called the ________.

• Nucleus

• Mitochondrion

• Ribosome

• Golgi apparatus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

An organism made up of one cell is called ________.

• Unicellular

• Multicellular

• Colonial

• Tissue

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A mass of similar cells that perform a specialized function is called ________.

• Tissue

• Organ

• Organism

• System

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

A group of organs working together to do a job is called an ________.

• Organ System

• Tissue

• Cell

• Molecule

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

A tail-like structure that some bacteria use to help them move is called ________.

• Flagella

• Cilia

• Pili

• Capsule

A large mass of similar tissue that makes up a part of an organism and performs a specific function is called a(n) ________.

• Organ

• Cell

• Molecule

• Atom

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

An organism made up of more than one cell is called ________.

• Multicellular

• Unicellular

• Prokaryotic

• Acellular

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A nonliving particle consisting of a piece of genetic material enclosed within a capsule made of protein and sometimes lipids or sugars is called a ________.

• Virus

• Bacterium

• Fungus

• Protozoan