Cell Functions
basic unit or structure of living things
cells
What is considered the brain of the cell
nucleus
What makes plants green
Chlorophyll
What does cellular respiration create?
Energy
Which type of transport needs energy
passive or active
active
Cell theory states that all living cells are made of other _________________
cells
What is the jellylike substance in cells that holds the cell organelles in place
cytoplasm
85 percent of ______________ is provided by ocean plants
The second stage of cellular respiration takes place in the ________________.
Mictochondria
What is the name of the final stage of cell division in which the cells divide apart?
cytokinesis
What is considered the battery or powerhouse of the cell?
mitochondria
Where is the dna stored in a cell
nucleus
Where does photosynthesis take place?
The Choroplasts
What is the opposite process of cellular respiration?
photosynthesis
what is process in which what moves across a membrane (We did an experiment with gummy bears)
osmosis
What technology greatly changed how we study cells?
microscopes
(Think of the structure of a cell wall)
Plants need rigid structures while animals need to be flexible.
What is photosynthesis
The process by which plants use the sun to make food for themselves.
Where product does cellular respiration give off that plants can use for photosynthesis
CO2
What does semipermeable mean?
keeps some things out- lets some things in
Name one of the 3 functions of cells
obtaining energy
bing in nutrients and water
get rid of waste
Name two cell parts that are in plant cells but not animal cells
cell wall
chloroplasts
What 3 things do plants need for photosynthesis
water
carbon dioxide
sunlight
Explain what cellular respiration is?
Cellular respiration breaks down glucose to create ATP or energy that our bodies use for their daily processes.
Name 2 of the 3 purposes of cell division
grow
heal/repair
reproduce