CHAPTER 3 VOCABULARY: CELLS

What is an ORGANELLE?

• the rigid outer layer that protects and supports plant cells

• one of several tiny structures within a cell
  

• a flexible structure that protects and controls what goes in and

  out of the cell

• a structure located in the nucleus that contains DNA

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What is a CELL MEMBRANE?

• a series of events occurring during the life of a cell
  

• one of several tiny structures within a cell
  

• a flexible structure that protects and controls what goes in and

  out of the cell

• the stage of the cell cycle in which the cell’s nucleus divides in two

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What is a CYTOPLASM?

• the rigid outer layer that protects and supports plant cells

• a flexible structure that protects and controls what goes in and

  out of the cell

• the jelly-like substance found inside the cell that contains organelles

• a structure located in the nucleus that contains DNA

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What is the CELL WALL?

• the rigid outer layer that protects and supports plant cells

• a series of events occurring during the life of a cell
  

• a structure located in the nucleus that contains DNA

• the stage of cell growth occurring at the beginning of the cell cycle

What is DNA?

• the stage of cell growth occurring at the beginning of the cell cycle

• the final stage of the cell cycle in which the cytoplasm divides

• the molecule that contains the genetic material of a cell

• a change in the DNA sequence of a gene or chromosome

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What is a CHROMOSOME?

• a characteristic that can be passed on to an organism’s offspring
  

• a structure located in the nucleus that contains DNA

• a segment of DNA located on the chromosome that, among other things, controls specific traits

• the final stage of the cell cycle in which the cytoplasm divides

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What is a GENE?

• a series of events occurring during the life of a cell
  

• the jelly-like substance found inside the cell that contains organelles

• a characteristic that can be passed on to an organism’s offspring
  

• a segment of DNA located on the chromosome that, among other things, controls specific traits

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What is a TRAIT?

• a structure located in the nucleus that contains DNA

• a characteristic that can be passed on to an organism’s offspring
  

• change in the DNA sequence of a gene or chromosome

• the molecule that contains the genetic material of a cell

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What is a CELL CYCLE?

• a series of events occurring during the life of a cell
  

• the final stage of the cell cycle in which the cytoplasm divides

• the stage of the cell cycle in which the cell’s nucleus divides in two

• the stage of cell growth occurring at the beginning of the cell cycle

What is INTERPHASE?

• a characteristic that can be passed on to an organism’s offspring
  

• the final stage of the cell cycle in which the cytoplasm divides

• the stage of cell growth occurring at the beginning of the cell cycle

• a change in the DNA sequence of a gene or chromosome