organelle function
charts
mixed unit one
name the organelle
what is ...
100
What is the function of the mitochondria?
It is the powerhouse of the cell
100
what type of chart is this?
A cladogram
100
What is the process of turning sunlight into energy for the cell?
Photosynthesis
100
Which organelle is commonly found floating in the cytoplasm?
The ribosomes
100
What is an autotrophic organism?
An organism that makes its own food
200
What is the job of the lysosomes?
to remove waste from the cell
200
what type of chart looks like a tree and shows a common ancestor?
Cladogram
200
Amoeba, Euglena, Paramecium, Plasmodium, Salmonella, Protozoans, Fungi, and Algae are all examples of what type of organisms?
unicellular
200
Which organelles are only found in plant cells and not animal cells?
Chloroplast and cell wall
200
What is an eukaryote?
A cell containing a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
300
what is the function of the cytoplasm?
It keeps all the organelles in place
300
a tool that allows the user to determine the identity of items in the natural world
a dichotomas key
300
Which type of cell has both a cell wall and a cell membrane?
Plant cell
300
What is the organelle responsible for storage in the cell?
The vacuole
300
What is thought to be the first form of life on earth?
Archaebacteria
400
What does the cell membrane do?
It is responsible for what comes in or out of the cell
400
What is the use for a dichotomous key?
To identify what something is
400
What type of cells are plant and animal cells?
Eukaryotic
400
Which organelle holds the DNA for the cell?
The nucleus
400
what is an organism that has more than one cell called?
Multicellular
500
What does the chloroplast do for the cell?
Creates food for the cell from the sun's enerygy
500
a branch that includes a single common ancestor and all of its descendants is called a ____
clade
500
What cell does not have a nucleus?
Prokaryotic
500
What organelle is found inside the nucleus?
The nucleolus
500
What is the portion of the earth that supports life called?
The biosphere