UNIT 8

What is the term for the basic structural unit of living organisms?

• tissue

• cell

• organ

What is the term for the jelly-like substance inside a cell?

• cytoplasm

• gene

• membrane

What is the term for the structure inside a cell that contains genetic material?

• membrane

• nucleus

• tissue

What is the term for a group of different types of tissues working together to perform a specific function?

• organ

• cell

• gene

What is the term for the units that control inherited traits and are passed from one generation to the next?

• cytoplasm

• membrane

• gene

Why is the study of cells important for understanding the body?

• Cells are the smallest unit of life and make up all tissues, organs, and systems

• Cells cannot be divided

• Cells cannot perform any functions without organs

What do genes in the nucleus do?

• Help the cell divide

• Pass traits from one generation to another

• Control the cell's movement

How does the body grow?

• Through genetic mutation

• Through tissue development

• Through cell division

Which is NOT a function of the cell membrane?

• Protects the cell

• Stores the genes

• Contains the cytoplasm

What happens when a cell divides?

• It becomes an organ

• It creates more cells of the same type

• It turns into a different type of cell