Unit 3 (Cells) Vocabulary Quiz
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- Q1What is the basic unit of structure and function in living things called?RibosomeNucleusCellOrganelle10s
- Q2What is an organelle?the structure within a cell that carries out a specific functionan organism whose cells do not contain a nucleusan organism whose cells contain a nucleusthe basic unit of structure and function in living things10s
- Q3Which term describes an organism whose cells do not contain a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles?EukaryoteProkaryoteHydrophilicHydrophobic10s
- Q4Which term describes an organism whose cells contain a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles?HydrophobicHydrophilicProkaryoteEukaryote10s
- Q5What are cilia?structures used to pump out excess water from a cellfingerlike extensions of the cytoplasmtiny hairs used for movementwhiplike tails used for movement10s
- Q6What are whiplike tails used for movement called?EyespotsCiliaPseudopodsFlagella10s
- Q7What are the fingerlike extensions of the cytoplasm used for movement called?CiliaPseudopodsFlagellaContractile Vacuoles10s
- Q8What is the function of the contractile vacuole?controls what substances enter and exit the cellpump out excess water from a cellmovementdetect light10s
- Q9What is an eyespot?the organelle that makes proteinsa structure used to detect lighta structure that is used to pump out excess water from a cellthe organelle that carries out cellular respiration10s
- Q10What is the function of the cell membrane?makes ribosomesdirects the creation of all cell partscontrols what substances enter and exit the cellmoves molecules around the cell10s
- Q11Which organelle serves as the control center of the cell?NucleusNucleolusMitochondrionPlasma Membrane10s
- Q12What is the function of the nucleolus?breaks down damaged cell partsmakes ribosomescell divisionmakes proteins10s
- Q13What is the fluid within a cell that protects the organelles between the cell membrane and the nucleus called?CytoplasmLysosomeVacuoleCentriole10s
- Q14Which organelle carries out cellular respiration?RibosomeGolgi BodyChloroplastMitochondrion10s
- Q15Which organelle makes proteins?NucleolusEndoplasmic ReticulumCentrioleRibosome10s