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Cell Vocabulary
Plant vs. Animal
Outstanding Organelles
Funky Functions
100

___________ primary function is to help in the produce and transport proteins.

Rough ER
100
True or False. You can see some cells with your naked eye.
False!
100

How many organelles do we study in animal cells?

12 (nucleus, nucleolus, cell membrane, rough ER, smooth ER, golgi body, vacuole, mitochondria, ribosomes, vesicles, cytoplasm, and lysosomes)

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

__________, is responsible for modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins and lipids for transport to different parts of the cell or for export outside the cell.

Golgi body

200

__________ is the type of cell with a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.

Eukaryotic

200

How many organelles do we study in plant cells?

14 (nucleus, nucleolus, cell membrane, cell wall, rough ER, smooth ER, golgi body, chloroplasts, vacuole, mitochondria, ribosomes, vesicles, cytoplasm, and lysosomes)

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
__________ is 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?

12 (nucleus, nucleolus, cell membrane, rough ER, smooth ER, ribosomes, golgi body, vacuole, mitochondria, ribosomes, vesicles, cytoplasm, 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 cells.

400
The __________ are the stomachs of the cell!
Lysosomes
400
What organelle can vary in size, whether it is in a plant cell or in an animal cell?

Vacuole

Plant cell: Large central vacuole

Animal cell: Many small vacuoles
400

Cell walls in what type of cells?

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 North Star Academy was a cell, who would be the nucleus?

The Head of Schools! Ms. Rackliffe!!

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 do we study in plant cells that animal cells don't have?
Chloroplasts 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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