Characteristics of Cells

Is a protective layer that covers a cell's surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell's environment.

• organism

• cell

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• organelle

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is a single celled organism that does not have a nucleus or membraned - bound organelles.

• nucleus

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

• unicellular

• multicellular

is an organism made up of cells that contain their DNA in a nucleus.

• nucleus

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

• unicellular

• multicellular

The region enclosed by the cell membrane that includes the fluid and all of the organelles.

• organism

• cell

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• organelle

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Is a small body in a cell's cytoplasm that is specialized to perform a specific function.

• organism

• cell

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• organelle

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Organisms made up of just one cell.

• DNA

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

• unicellular

• multicellular

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What does cytoplasm do for the cell?

• provides energy

• stores water, food, and wast

• fills and supports the cell structure

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Which part of the cell allows materials to move in an out of the cell?

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• nucleus

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A cell is-

• an organism made up of one cell.

• a structure that stores food and water.

• the smallest unit of a living organism.

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The difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell is that

• only one has a nucleus

• they are not different

• one is blue, the other is red