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1. What is a group of similar cells working together to perform a
specific function?
2. What contains digestive enzymes that help break down nutrients for
the cell?
3. What is the process that organisms use when they take oxygen to get
energy from food, ATP is made, and some of which is released as heat?
4. What is the name of the type of organism that has cells that do not
contain a nucleus?
5. Which cell organelle contains DNA?
6. Which cell organelle synthesizes or makes proteins for cell’s
activities?
7. Which type of tissue makes up the skin and the lining of the stomach?
8. What is the thick, gel-like fluid that the cell organelles float in?
9. Which organelle packages proteins and carbohydrates for export from
the cell?
10. Which organelle breaks down sugar, makes ATP, and releases
energy?
11. Which type of tissue carries messages or signals throughout the
body?
12. What is the name of the type of organism contains cells that have a
nucleus?
13. What is the name of the organelle that contains chlorophyll, does
photosynthesis, and is only found in plants?
14. What type of tissue is made up of cells that are able to shorten, or
contract, to move the body?
15. Which cell organelle is used for storage?
16. Which cell organelle is a rigid structure that surrounds the cell
membrane, gives support, and can only be found in plants?
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17. What type of tissue is made up of many kinds of cells that support
the body and hold it together?
18. What process uses light energy, carbon dioxide, and water to
produce a carbohydrate (glucose) and oxygen?
19. What cell structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?
20. What is an organism that makes or synthesizes its own food using
photosynthesis?
21. Which cell organelle helps organize cell division?
22. What type of cell controls movement?
23. What is a thin structure that separates the nucleus from the rest of
the cell?
24. Which cell organelle is inside the nucleus and contains the RNA?
25. What is an organism that cannot make their own energy-rich
molecules and must obtain energy by eating other organisms?
26. Which cell organelle moves proteins around the cell so they can be
transported to other parts of the cell?
Fill in the diagram with the cell organization from the smallest (inside) to the largest (outside).