Cell Vocabulary Review

The image below shows a typical animal cell that can be found in multi-cellular organisms. What type of cell must it be?

• Prokaryotic cell

• Eukaryotic cell

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Which level of scientific knowledge uses mathematical formulas to show relationships and make predictions about the world around us?

• Hypothesis

• Theory

• Scientific law

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Which organelle in the cell specifically controls what comes in and goes out?

• Cell membrane

• Cell wall

• Chloroplast

• Nucleus

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When water naturally moves through the cell membrane, what is that called?

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

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Which organelle is responsible for converting the food we eat into energy usable by the cell?

• Cell membrane

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

The cell cycle is a constantly repeating pattern that the vast majority of cells in your body are constantly experiencing. Which below is NOT a part of the cell cycle?

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Interphase

• Cytokinesis

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A possible explanation to a scientific question or problem is known as what?

• A hypothesis!

• A theory!

• A scientific law!

DNA is typically packed into a chromosome, and a human cell has 23 pairs of chromosomes within it. Where are chromosomes found in the cell?

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Mitochondria

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This is a picture of a bacteria, which is a single-celled organism. What type of cell is this?

• Prokaryotic cell

• Eukaryotic cell

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This image breaks down, step by step, the process of a cell making a copy of itself. What is this called?

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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