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Cell Vocabulary
Outstanding Organelles
Funky Functions
100

The parts of the cells are called __________!

organelles!

100
True or False. You can see some cells with your naked eye.
False!
100
What is the function of the vacuole? a - the cell's energy source b - the control center of the cell c - moving materials throughout the cell d - the storage of all the cell's materials
d - the storage of all the cell's materials
100
What is the function of the nucleus?
Control Center - the boss of the cell
200

The powerhouse of the cell is the ____________. 

mitochondria

200

__________ organisms have more than one cell

Multicellular

200

True or False. Selectively permeable means it lets everything out of the cell but not into the cell. 

False

200
What is the function of the Mitochondria?
Powerhouse of the cell - makes energy (ATP)
300

The organelle that holds water is called _____________

Vacuole

300
__________ is the jelly-like material inside the cell membrane around all of the organelles where chemical reactions take place.
Cytoplasm
300
Which characteristic of life is described in the following scenario: The cell membrane helps to maintain a cell's internal environment by allowing nutrients to come into the cell and waste to leave the cell.
Homeostasis
300
What is the function of the cell wall?
To provide support and structure to plant and prokaryotic cells.
400

The __________ are the stomachs of the cell!

Lysosomes

400

What is the word used for something that can be seen with the naked eye? 

Macroscopic
400
The organelles responsible for digesting or engulfing food particles, viruses, and/or bacteria.
Lysosomes
400
If my water bottle were a cell, what would be the cytoplasm?
The water.
500

If Hoech Middle School was a cell, who would be the nucleus?

The principal! Dr. Terrance! 

500
Which of the following is NOT a part of Cell Theory? a - all living things are made up of cells b - cells come from existing cells c - cells come in all shapes and sizes d - cells are the basic units of life
c - cells come in all shapes and sizes
500

What is the function of the chromatin (contained inside the nucleus)? 

a) To hold genetic information

b) To make proteins

c) To store energy

a) To hold genetic information

500
What is the function of ribosomes?
To make proteins.
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