Chapter 2 (1) Vocabulary Quiz

Theory that states all living things are made up of cells, all life functions occur within cells, and all cells come from pre-existing cells.

• Cell Theory
• Plasma Membrane
• Cytoplasm
• Cytosol
• Ribosomes

Thin coat of phospholipids that surrounds a cell and controls what enters and leaves the cell, also called the cell membrane.

• Plasma Membrane
• Cell Theory
• Cytoplasm
• Cytosol
• Ribosomes

Material inside the cell membrane, including the watery cytosol and other cell structures except the nucleus if one is present.

• Cytoplasm
• Cell Theory
• Plasma Membrane
• Cytosol
• Ribosomes

Watery substance that makes up cytoplasm, and contains other cell structures such as ribosomes.

• Cytosol
• Cell Theory
• Plasma Membrane
• Cytoplasm
• Ribosomes

Structure found in all cells that is the site of protein synthesis.

• Ribosomes
• Cell Theory
• Plasma Membrane
• Cytoplasm
• Cytosol

Double-stranded nucleic acid that stores genetic information; also known as deoxyribonucleic acid.

• DNA
• Cell Theory
• Plasma Membrane
• Cytoplasm
• Cytosol

Cell without a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles.

• Prokaryotic
• Cell Theory
• Plasma Membrane
• Cytoplasm
• Cytosol

Cell that contains a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.

• Eukaryotic
• Cell Theory
• Plasma Membrane
• Cytoplasm
• Cytosol

Organelle inside eukaryotic cells that contains most of the cell’s DNA and acts as the control center of the cell.

• Nucleus
• Cell Theory
• Plasma Membrane
• Cytoplasm
• Cytosol

Structure within the cytoplasm of a cell that is enclosed within a membrane and performs a specific job.

• Organelles
• Cell Theory
• Plasma Membrane
• Cytoplasm
• Cytosol