Cell Organelles
Thin structure that surrounds a cell; allows substances in and out; both in plant and animal cells
What is a cell membrane?
What are ribosomes?
______, are the building blocks of all life
What are cells?
Converts stored energy into usable energy.
What is mitochondria?
The ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment even when external conditions change
What is homeostasis?
Control center of a cell
What is a nucleus?
Structure that surrounds and protects the plant cell only.
What is a cell wall?
What is the most basic unit of life?
What is a cell?
What nickname is given to the mitochondria?
What is the Powerhouse of the cell?
When your internal temperature rises, your body uses this cooling mechanism to lose heat through evaporation.
What is sweating?
Extracts and releases usable energy from stored energy for the cell.
What is mitochondria?
Used for storage, a large central one is found in plant cells.
What is vacuole?
Are viruses alive? Why or why not?
What is no, because they are not made of cells?
The organelle that contains the green pigment chlorophyll.
What is chloroplast?
This involuntary muscle response generates metabolic heat when the body core drops below its normal temperature set point.
What is shivering?
Breaks down wastes; found in animal cells.
What are lysosomes?
May be smooth or rough - rough has ribosomes
What is ER?
Cells arise from pre-existing cells.
What is principle 3?
Name of process that captures the sunlight to make glucose.
What is photosynthesis?
All living organisms generate metabolic waste as a result of life processes. What must happen to this waste in order for living organisms to maintain homeostasis?
What is wastes must be removed from the cells or bodies?
Example of a prokaryote
What is bacteria?
Example of a eukaryote.
What are animal cell, plant cell, euglena?
The cell is the basic unit of life.
What is principle 2?
Name of process that converts stored energy into usable energy.
What is cellular respiration?
If this build up inside a cell or body, they become toxic and can cause fatal damage. Your cell or bodies must remove it.
What is waste?