Grade 8 Biology Unit review

Bacteria and animal cells sometimes use this to move around.

Clear substance that holds all the contents outside of the nucleus of a cell

Which organelle is responsible for creating proteins?

This is an image of a plant cell

How confident do you feel in your knowledge of the Cell biology unit?

With few variations, life's genetic code is almost identical in every organism on Earth.

Organelle that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment

The endoplasmic reticulum can sometimes have these attached to its walls.

How would you categorize these cells?

Which organelle is responsible for releasing energy?

When you have an infection, your body temperature raises. This is an example of ...

What is the gel-like fluid inside a cell?

The outer boundary of a cell is called the ___.

What process uses chemical reactions in an organism to build up or break down materials?

What is in a vaccine?

What is the smallest unit of life, considered to be fully alive?

In what molecule is an organism's genetic code written?

All of these statements are part of cell theory, EXCEPT

Name two organelles that are only found in plant cells

All living things need to obtain and use material and energy. This is called ...

Animal cells do not have which of the following?

Pupils shrink when sudden bright light is beamed into the eye. The light is an example of a ...

Cells from 2 parents unite to form the first cell of a genetically different organism during...

This organelle absorb sunlight and uses it to produce food for plant cells

A process by which a cell excretes particles or waste.

This organelle provides the energy for the cell

All living things are made of ___.

This organelle converts energy into forms that are usable by the cell.

Which of these is NOT an organelle

Who is credited with the name "cells?"

What type of cell is this?

Which cell part conducts cellular respiration?

What process occurs when a single organism produces offspring identical to itself?

This is a picture of a(n)

The process of keeping internal conditions stable when external conditions change is called ...

Which scientist was the first to discover living cells?

Which organelle serves as another packaging system for the cell?

Which of these organelles contain genetic material?

An individual organism can evolve over one lifetime.

Storage bubbles found in cells. Plant cells have one big one.

This organelle encloses and supports the cells in plants

What type of cell is this?

Which of the following is the control center of the cell?

Which of these provides extra support for plant cells?

This is an image of a(n)

What is a pandemic?

This organelle contains DNA and controls cellular growth and reproduction

What can contribute to antibiotic resistance?

All organelles are contained by the

Which of the following organelles is sometimes known as the delivery system of the cell?

This is an image of a plant cell

What type of cell is this?

For an organism to be considered a living thing, it must have ALL the characteristics of life.

This organelle functions to package and deliver proteins:

How would you categorize this cell?

Which part of the cell conducts photosynthesis?

Which of the following is an example of development?

You touch a hot stove and quickly pull your hand away. What is the stimulus?

All bacteria are harmful to humans