Characteristics of Cells
Cell Structure and Function
Levels of Cellular Organization
100

The smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms.

What is a cell?

100

The genetic material that has information on cell processes.

What is DNA?

100

Something that can carry out life processes on its own.

What is an organism?

200

The parts that help the cell function.

What are organelles?

200

An organelle in which cellular respiration occurs.

What is mitochondria?

200

A group of cells that function similarly.

What is a tissue?

300

Things inside a cell that help a cell function.

What are organelles?

300

The organelle in which protein is transported, produced, and processed.

What is the endoplasmic reticulum?

300

A group of tissues that function in a specialized way.

What is an organ?

400

The place where DNA is stored.

What is the nucleus?

400

The organelle that contains digestive enzymes.

What is the lysosome?

400

The system that breaks down food and processes nutrients.

What is the digestive system?

500

A type of cell without membrane bound organelles.

What is a eukaryotic cell?

500

The part of the cell that shapes and supports itself.

What is the cytoskeleton?

500

The thing that determines function.

What is structure?

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