Organelles I
The brain of the cell.
What is the nucleus?
Extra water and nutrients are stored in this "water balloon".
What is the vacuole?
This is the stage cells spend most of their life.
What is interphase?
This is the first phase of mitosis.
What is prophase?
This is the process that allows materials to move in/out of a cell.
What is diffusion?
The powerhouse of the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
This is what sorts and packages materials into "vesicles" (so they can be sent to other cells).
What is the Golgi body?
When the cell full splits into 2 identical cells.
What is cytokinesis?
The chromosomes line up in the middle during this phase.
What is metaphase?
This is what is inside of the nucleus (the "instructions" for the cell).
What is DNA/Chromatin?
This controls what goes in and out of the cell (like security).
What is the cell membrane?
This allows materials to be transported throughout the cell (like a conveyor belt) that is always connected to the nucleus.
What is the Endoplasmic Reticulum (E.R.)?
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase are all part of this M-word.
What is mitosis?
2 nuclei (1 in each cell) start to reform during this stage.
What is telophase?
What is cancer?
This is found only in plants and makes food from sunlight.
What is the chloroplast?
This is found only in plants and provides extra support and protection.
What is the cell wall?
These are the 3 reasons a cell divides.
What are growth, repair, and reproduction?
This is what happens during anaphase.
What is the chromosomes are pulled apart?
This is the type of tumour that does NOT spread and does NOT cause cancer.
What is benign?
These make proteins (the "workers" of the cell.)
What are ribosomes?
This is the "jelly" inside the cell that holds everything together.
What is the cytoplasm?
This is the scientific term for the "life cycle" of a cell (includes interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis).
A chromosome is made up of 2 of these (held together with a centromere).
What are chromatids?
Name 2 carcinogens.
What are smoking, UV radiation, age, chemicals, virus infection, pollution, heat, and genetics (DNA)?