Vocabulary
A part of the cells that contains DNA
Nucleus
What is the basic unit of life?
Cells
What provides plant cells with structure and support?
Cell Wall
Do animal cells have Chloroplasts?
No, they do not.
What tool can be used to help see cells easier?
A microscope
A jelly-like substance that keeps all the organelles in place
Cytoplasm
A cell structure that performs a specific function
An organelle
In plants, this large organelle stores water and wastes.
Vacuole
Animal cells are what shape?
Circular
where can you find a cell with a cell wall, a nucleus, and chloroplasts? In an animal cell or a plant cell?
A plant cell, because animal cells do not have a cell wall or chloroplasts.
Known as the powerhouse of the cell because it creates energy
Mitochondria
How does a chloroplast make its food?
Using photosynthesis
Surrounds a plant cell
A cell wall
What are two organelles in a plant cell that are not in an animal cell?
Cell wall and Chloroplast
What controls everything in the cells or is known as the brain for the cell?
The nucleus
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
The cell membrane
What is the name of a single-celled organism?
unicellular, prokaryote, or prokaryotic (all are correct)
What makes a plant cell green?
Chloroplast/Chlorophyll
An organelle that contains digestive enzymes and acts as a recycling facility
Lysosome
What breaks down the food inside a cell and releases energy?
The mitochondria
Where do the cells store liquids, foods, and waste?
In the vacuole
Made up of more than one cell
Multicellular
Plant cells are what shape?
Rectangular, square, or diamond shaped (all are correct)
Animal cells have this organelle but it is much smaller in animal cells than plants and mainly stores waste.
Vacuole
What are cells made up of?
organelles