Cell and Microorganisms Vocabulary

What is the basic unit of structure and function in all living things?

• Organism

• Cell

• Nucleus

• Pathogen

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What is a living thing called?

• Cell

• Pathogen

• Organism

• Chloroplast

What is the thin covering that surrounds every cell?

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

• Mitochondria

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What holds all the important information needed for the cell to function?

• Vacuole

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Tardigrade

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What is a storage area within a cell that is bound by a membrane?

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Bacteria

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What is a tiny part inside a plant cell that looks like a little factory?

• Pathogen

• Chloroplast

• Microorganism

• Tardigrade

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What is anything that can be seen only with the help of a microscope?

• Organism

• Pathogen

• Microorganism

• Cell

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What is an organism that causes disease?

• Bacteria

• Pathogen

• Tardigrade

• Mitochondria

What are tiny, single-celled organisms that get nutrients from their environments?

• Bacteria

• Chloroplast

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

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What is a jelly-like structure that holds the organelles?

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

• Mitochondria

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