Unit 2 Cells Vocabulary Quiz

What is the smallest unit that is able to perform the basic functions of life?

• Organism

• Organ

• Cell

• Tissue

What is a group of similar cells that are organized to do a specific job?

• Organelle

• Organism

• Tissue

• Cell

What is a structure in a plant or animal that is made up of different tissues working together to perform a particular function?

• Nucleus

• Organ

• Organelle

• Cell Wall

What is a group of organs that together perform a function that helps the body meet its needs for energy and materials?

• Organ System

• Cell

• Tissue

• Organelle

What is an individual living thing, made up of one or many cells, that is capable of growing and reproducing?

• Tissue

• Organism

• Cell

• Organelle

What is a structure in a cell that is enclosed by a membrane and that performs a particular function?

• Cell Wall

• Organelle

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

Which organelle contains the genetic material a cell needs to reproduce and function?

• Nucleus

• Vacuole

• Lysosome

• Mitochondria

What is the thick, gelatin-like material contained within the cell membrane where most of the work of the cell is carried out?

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

What is the outer boundary of the cytoplasm, a layer that controls what enters or leaves the cell?

• Cell Membrane

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Wall

What is an organelle in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll, a chemical that uses energy from sunlight to make sugar?

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

• Lysosome

• Vacuole