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Pre-Assessment
Part 2: Vocabulary Game
Vocabulary List
Check off each word as you use it in a conversation:
Adenosine triphosphate
Messenger RNA (mRNA)
Amino acid
Metaphase
Anaphase
Microtubule
Anticodon
Mitochondrion
Cell cycle
Mitosis
Cell membrane
Nuclear membrane
Cellular respiration
Nucleolus
Centrosome
Nucleotide
Chromatid
Nucleus
Chromosome
Organelle
Cytoplasm
Osmosis
Diffusion
Prophase
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
Protein
Endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosome
Golgi body
Telophase
Lipid
Vacuole
Lysosome
Virus
Macromolecule
Cell Command Teacher Guide
Pre-Assessment: Vocabulary Game
Vocabulary Game Hints
Adenosine
triphosphate
main fuel for a cell
Anticodon
Amino acid
Anaphase
chain of molecules that makes
up protein
stage of mitosis that follows
metaphase
Cell Cycle
set of nucleotides that
correspond to another set of
nucleotides
process during which cells grow
and divide
Cellular Respiration
Centrosome
process that produces ATP
contains centrioles
Chromosome
packet of DNA
Diffusion
occurs in cells when substances
move from high to low
concentrations
Codon
nucleotides that help in
formation of proteins
surrounds and protects cell
Chromatid
a strand of a duplicated
chromosome
Cytoplasm
fills up inside of a cell
Deoxyribonucleic Acid Endoplasmic reticulum
(DNA)
contains heredity material
Golgi body
Lipid
processes, packs, and
transports proteins
stores energy and makes up cell
membrane
Cell Command Teacher Guide
Cell Membrane
processes and transports
proteins inside a cell
Lysosome
breaks down waste material
Pre-Assessment: Vocabulary Game
Vocabulary Game Hints
Macromolecule
Messenger RNA
(mRNA)
Metaphase
stage of mitosis that follows
prophase
very large molecule
holds pattern for building
proteins
Microtubule
Mitochondria
Mitosis
forms in cytoplasm
convert food into usable energy
separates chromosomes
Nuclear Membrane
Nucleolus
protects nucleus
structure inside nucleus that
makes ribosomes
Nucleus
Organelle
control center of a cell
small unit within a cell
Prophase
beginning stage of mitosis
Telophase
stage of mitosis that follows
anaphase
Cell Command Teacher Guide
Protein
Nucleotide
structural unit of DNA and RNA
Osmosis
movement of water across
membrane
Ribosome
large molecule that carries out
life functions
makes proteins
Vacuole
Virus
stores waste
tiny infectious agent
Pre-Assessment: Vocabulary Game