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Cell Vocabulary
Cell Comparison
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 cell organelle is present only in animal cells that is not found in plant cells?

Centrioles

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 brain of the cell

200

The mighty __________ is gives energy to the cell!

mitochondria

200

It is the type of cell without a nucleus and no membrane bound organelles.

Prokaryotic

200

Which type of cell has membrane bound organelles?

eukaryotes

200
True or False. The cell membrane is found in both plant and animal cells.
True
200
What is the function of the Mitochondria?
Powerhouse of the cell - makes energy (ATP)
300
What organelle is analogous to this scenario: Mom stores the vacuum in the closet.
Vacuole
300

The jelly-like material inside the cell membrane around all of the organelles where chemical reactions take place.

Cytoplasm

300
How many organelles do we study that plant and animal cells have in common?
6 (nucleus, cell membrane, vacuole, mitochondria, ribosomes, and lysosomes)
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

Which of the following would you not find in a bacterial (prokaryotic) cell? a - ribosomes b - cell membrane c - mitochondria d - DNA (genetic material)

c - mitochondria

400

What type of cell has cell wall? 

Plant Cells

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

The principal! Mr. Wheeler!

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 are the two organelles in plant cells that animal cells don't have?

Chloroplast, Cell Wall

500
What is the function of the chloroplast? a - to turn the light from the sun into energy b - to help transport materials into an animal cell c - to control the functions of the plant cell d - to store materials inside the cell
a - to turn the light from the sun into energy
500
What is the function of ribosomes?
To make proteins.
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