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Life Science Vocabulary 2 Quiz

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which two-part organelle is most responsible for making the cell’s proteins?
a.
mitochondria
c.
recycling ogranelle
b.
ribosomes
d.
chloroplast
 

 2. 

A cell’s cytoplasm will perform all of these functions EXCEPT ___________.
a.
acts as the “gatekeeper” by keeping  valuable chemicals inside the cell
c.
containing many chemicals and water
b.
contains the cells framework
d.
housing the cell’s different organelles
 

 3. 

Which of the following is an organelle?
a.
chlorophyll
c.
cell wall projection
b.
tissue
d.
mitochondria
 

 4. 

A chemical that harms only prokaryotic cells would affect which of the following?
a.
fungi
c.
animals
b.
plants
d.
bacteria
 

 5. 

What is the major characteristic of the Golgi bodies?
a.
They are folded membranes that can be rough or smooth and move material throughout the cell
c.
They store wastes, water, food, and other cellular material.
b.
They are flatttened membranes that package cellular substances inthe cell.
d.
They produce vaccines that allow the body to fight infections.
 

 6. 

The liver, which is made of a variety of different cell types, helps digest food.  The liver is a type of
a.
organelle
c.
cell theory
b.
species
d.
organ
 

Matching
 
 
Select from the list below to answer questions 1-8.
a.
cell membrane
g.
virus
b.
cell theory
h.
centrioles
c.
cell wall
i.
tissue
d.
endoplasmic reticulum
j.
binomial nomenclature
e.
host cell
k.
cell
f.
nucleus
l.
organism
 

 7. 

states that all organisms are made up of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of life, and a ll cells come from other cells.
 

 8. 

considered the “highway system” of the cell.
 

 9. 

a rigid structure that protects plants, algae, fungi, and most bacteria.
 

 10. 

protective outer covering of all cells and is commonly known as the “gatekeeper” of the cell.
 

 11. 

considered the “control center of the cell”
 

 12. 

a strand of genetic material surrounded by a protein coating that can invade host cells by injecting it’s own DNA.
 

 13. 

group of similar cells that work together to do one job.
 

 14. 

any living thing.
 

 15. 

two-word naming system that gives all organisms their scientific name.
 

 16. 

smallest unit of an organism that can carry on life functions.
 

 17. 

living cell in which a virus can actively multiply or in which a virus can hide until activated by environmental stimuli.
 



 
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