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Basic Structure of the Human Body - Terms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cells of the same type that join together for a common purpose.

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Tissue

c)

Genes

d)

Mitosis

2.

The study of the form and structure of an organism.

a)

Genome

b)

Nerve tissue

c)

Anatomy

d)

Physiology

3.

Organs and other body parts joined together to perform a particular function.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Meiosis

d)

System

4.

The outer protective covering of the cell.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Lysosome

d)

Muscle tissue

5.

The study of the processes of living organisms, or how they work.

a)

Genome

b)

Physiology

c)

Genes

d)

Anatomy

6.

The supporting fabric of organs and other body parts.

a)

Organ

b)

Connective tissue

c)

Tissue

d)

System

7.

Two or more tissues joined together to perform a specific function.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Organ

c)

Tissue

d)

Genome

8.

The semifluid inside the cell but outside the nucleus.

a)

Anatomy

b)

Lysosome

c)

Mitosis

d)

Cytoplasm

9.

The structure often called the "brain" of the cell controlling many cell activities.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nucleolus

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

10.

The tissue that forms the skin and parts of the secreting glands, and that lines the body cavities.

a)

Nerve tissue

b)

Tissue

c)

Muscle tissue

d)

Epithelial tissue

11.

One or more small, round bodies located inside the nucleus that is important in cell reproduction.

a)

Genes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Lysosome

d)

Nucleolus

12.

The structures that carry inherited characteristics.

a)

Genes

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Organ

13.

Tissue made up of nerve cells called neurons that control and coordinate body activities.

a)

Connective tissue

b)

Epithelial tissue

c)

Muscle tissue

d)

Nerve tissue

14.

The total mass of genetic instruction humans inherits from their parents.

a)

Genome

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Meiosis

d)

Mitosis

15.

Tissue that produces power and movement by contraction of muscle fibers.

a)

Connective tissue

b)

Epithelial tissue

c)

Muscle tissue

d)

Nerve tissue

16.

A structure located in the cytoplasm that produces, stores, and packages secretions for discharge from the cell.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleus

17.

A form of "asexual" reproduction in which cells divide into two identical cells.

a)

Genome

b)

Meiosis

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Mitosis

18.

Structures in the cytoplasm that are the "powerhouse" of the cell producing energy for the cell.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleolus

19.

Structures in the cytoplasm that contain enzymes that digest and destroy cells, bacteria, and foreign materials.

a)

Genome

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Nucleus

d)

Nucleolus

20.

The process of cell reproduction that occurs in sex cells (ovum and spermatozoa).

a)

Anatomy

b)

Genes

c)

System

d)

Meiosis