Cell Organelles
Characteristics of Life
Cells + Random
Cells + Random
Plants and Animals
100
This organelle is the control center of the cell.
What is the nucleus?
100
A parent measuring a child's height monthly exhibits what characteristic of life?
What is growth and development?
100

This type of cell is a square shape because it has a cell wall.

What is a plant cell?

100
This type of cell HAS a nucleus. Both plant and animal cells are this type of cell.
What is a eukaryotic cell?
100
This type of cell is a square shape because it has a cell wall.
What is a plant cell?
200

This organelle breaks down sugars into a form of energy that can be used by the cell; it supplies the cell with energy

What is the mitochondria?

200
A mama duck just hatched 6 new baby ducklings. Which characteristic of life does this represent?
What is reproduction?
200

This type of cell can make its own food through photosynthesis and by use of the organelle the chloroplast.

What is a plant cell?

200
This type of cell has NO nucleus.
What is a prokaryotic cell?
200

How many chromosomes do humans have in their body cells?

46 

300
These organelles make the proteins.
What are ribosomes?
300
When you look at a leaf and a sample of human skin, we see that they are both made of tiny "building blocks". What characteristic of life does this represent?
What is "All living things are composed of cells?"
300

Name 2 examples of eukaryotic cell and 1 example of a prokaryotic cell?

Eukaryotic cell: Any plant or animal cell

Prokaryotic cell: Bacteria

300

True or False: There are more bacteria in our bodies than there are cells?

True
300

What cells in the human body have only 23 chromosomes?

Egg cells and sperm cells

400

This organelle is found in plant cells and bacteria cells.

What is the cell wall?

400

All living things must maintain a stable environment. For humans, this means keeping our body temperature at 98 degrees. If it reaches below or above this number, our bodies work hard to bring it back to normal.

What is homeostasis?

400

In order for anything to enter or leave the cell, it must go trough which organelle?

What is the cell membrane?

400

What is the name of the virus that infects and destroys bacteria?

What is a bacteriophage/phage?

400

What is the name of the sugar that is found in milk?

Lactose

500

This organelle uses the sun's energy to make sugars (food)

What is the chloroplast?

500
All things must maintain a stable environment. For humans, that means keeping our temperature at 98 degrees.
What is homeostasis?
500

When is Ms. O's birthday?

What is December 28

500

When is Ms. McDaniel's birthday?

What is March 12?

500

What hormone does the body release to lower blood glucose (sugar) levels?

What is insulin?

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