Organelle Functions
What is the brain of the cell?
nucleus
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
mitochondria
What are the four parts of mitosis?
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase
Which scientist observed a piece of cork under a microscope and observe cells?
Hooke
What are the four parts of the nucleus?
nuclear membrane, nucleoplasm, chromatin, and nucleolus
What is the barrier that controls what enters and leaves the cell?
cell membrane
What are the protein production machine of the cell?
ribosomes
During which phase do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
metaphase
Which Dutch scientist observed pond water under a microscope and observed single-celled organisms?
Leeuwenhoek
What surrounds the nucleus and functions as the passageway between the nucleus and the cytoplasm?
nuclear membrane
What is the transport system of the cell?
endoplasmic reticulum
What provides structure for cell shape and support?
cytoskeleton
During which phase do chromosomes become visible, the nuclear membrane dissolves, and the spindle forms?
prophase
What are the three parts of the cell theory?
What contains the genetic information of the cell, including chromosomes?
chromatin
What packages and delivers proteins produced by ribosomes?
golgi apparatus
Where are all of the cell organelles located?
cytoplasm
During which phase do the nuclear membrane reform and nucleoli reappear?
telophase
Which German zoologist discovered that animals are made up of cells?
Schwann
What is the substance that holds the nucleolus and chromatin?
nucleoplasm
What breaks down substances in the cell?
lysosomes
What are the two types of endoplasmic reticulum?
smooth ER and rough ER
During which phase do chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the cell?
anaphase
Which German physician proposed that cells only come from the division of other cells?
Vichrow
What is the round structure in the nucleus that produces ribosomes?
nucleolus