Cell Organelles #1
A cell is unable to move materials efficiently from one part of the cell to another. Which organelle may not be working properly?
What is the endoplasmic reticulum?
Uses sunlight energy to make "food" in plants
chloroplast
found in the nucleus of a cell that contains the instructions needed for an organism to develop, survive, and reproduce.
DNA
Compare the jobs of the nucleus and cell membrane. How are their functions different?
The nucleus controls cell activities, while the cell membrane controls what enters and leaves the cell.
Photosynthesis only happens in this type of cell?
Plant Cells
A cell has chloroplasts, a cell wall, and a large vacuole. What type of cell is it, and what evidence supports your answer?
What is a plant cell? The chloroplasts and cell wall are clues.
This organelle is the powerhouse of the cell that turns food into energy.
Mitochondria
DNA is located inside of this organelle
Nucleus
Organisms made of of many cells are called
Multicellular
Organisms that are made of only 1 cell are called this
Unicellular
Plants make sugar from _________?
Sunlight
This organelle controls what substances go in and out of the cell.
Cell membrane
Plant and Animal cells are (Eukaryotic or prokaryotic)?
Eukaryotic (meaning they have a nucleus)
This organelle is gel-like and holds the other organelles
Cytoplasm
If a cell’s nucleus were damaged, predict one way the cell could be affected.
The cell may not be able to properly control its activities or use its genetic information.
Why is the cell membrane important even though it is very thin?
It controls what enters and leaves the cell, helping the cell maintain a stable environment.
This organelle is the stores water in cells; it is really BIG in plant cells.
Vacuoles
This is the basic unit of structure and function in a living thing.
cell
Photosynthesis takes place in the
Chloroplast
Compare a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell. What is one major difference between them?
A eukaryotic cell has a nucleus, while a prokaryotic cell does not.
This organelle makes proteins in the cell
ribosomes
What is released during cellular respiration?
Energy
All living things are made of....
Cells
This type of cell is irregular shaped, has no cell wall or chloroplast
animal cell
This type of cell has a more rectangular or boxy shape
Plant
What are the 3 parts of the cell theory?
All living things are made of cells.
Cells come from preexisting cells.
Cells are the basic unit of living organisms.
These 2 organelles are found in plant cells and NOT in animal cells.
cell wall and chloroplasts
A student compares a lysosome to a garbage disposal and the ER to a highway system. Explain why both comparisons are reasonable.
Lysosomes break down waste like a garbage disposal, while the ER moves materials through the cell like highways move things from place to place.