Vocabulary
Organelles
Organelles 2
Structure
Miscellaneous
100
The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms.
Cell
100
Control center of the cell that contains DNA and is the site of replication and transcription
Nucleus
100
Structure around the outside of the cell membrane in plants for support and protection; made mostly of cellulose
Cell wall
100
Number 2
Nucleus
100
Are viruses living or nonliving?
Nonliving
200
Organism whose cells have a nucleus and organelles
Eukaryote
200
The site where proteins are made in the cell
Ribosomes
200
Harvest energy from the sun for photosynthesis to make food for a plant.
Chloroplasts
200
Cytoplasm
200
When a stem cell becomes specialized (i.e. turns into a muscle cell, heart cell, brain cell, etc.)
Differentiation
300
An organism that is made up of many cells that perform different functions but all work together.
Multicellular organism
300
Organelle where ATP is made and the cell gets its energy; Where cellular respiration happens
Mitochondria
300
Protects cell and allows things in and out of the cell
Cell membrane
300
Number 5
Rough ER
300
Type of cell that has a cell wall made of chitin and multiple nuclei
Fungal
400
Membrane bound structure inside a cell that performs a specific job for the cell.
Organelle
400
Break down old cell parts and fight off invading pathogens.
Lysosomes
400
Transport various items into and out of the cell.
Vesicles
400
Central vacuole
400
Scientist who came up with the term "cells" by looking at cork under a microscope
Robert Hooke
500
A molecule that is a constituent of the inner bilayer of biological membranes, having a polar, hydrophilic head and a nonpolar, hydrophobic tail.
Phospholipid
500
Helps make lipids and stores them for cellular use
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
500
Acts like a post office by packaging proteins in vesicles and delivering them to other parts of the cell.
Golgi Apparatus
500
Number 6
Golgi Apparatus
500
For double points:
List all 3 parts of the cell theory
1. All living things are composed of cells
2. Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things
3. All cells come from pre-existing cells