History
Organelle Functions
Organelle Names
Prokaryote or Eukaryote?
Miscellaneous
100
Who first discovered cells?
Robert Hooke
100
What is the function of the nucleus?
The nucleus is the control center of the cell and DNA is stored there.
100

What organelle is the powerhouse of the cell?

Mitochondria

100
Prokaryote, eukaryote, or both? Has circular DNA.
Prokaryote
100
I have a rigid cell wall. Am I a plant cell or an animal cell?
Plant.
200
Hooke thought cells looked like _________________.
"little rooms"
200
What is the function of the cell wall in a plant cell?
The cell wall offers structural support and extra protection to a plant cell.
200

What organelle is the jelly-like material that fills the cell?

Cytoplasm

200
Prokaryote, eukaryote, or both? Has ribosomes.
Both
200
Hereditary material inside a cell is called ____________. It makes you, "you".
DNA
300
Anton van Leeuwenkoek is known for using this tool that he built himself.
A microscope
300
What is the function of the chloroplast in a plant cell?
Chloroplasts capture light energy from the sun and turn it into usable energy for the plant (photosynthesis).
300

What organelle holds DNA?

Nucleus

300
Prokaryote, eukaryote, or both? Has a cell membrane.
Both
300
Name the four characteristics that all cells have in common.
A cell membrane, cytoplasm/organelles, hereditary material, and small size.
400

Which scientist said that cells spontaneously generated?

Schwann

400
What is the function of the large vacuole in a plant cell?
The large vacuole is a storage center for water and other fluid. It also offers some structural support to the cell.
400
What organelle is a barrier between the inside of the cell and the outside of the cell?
Cell membrane
400
Prokaryote, eukaryote, or both? Complex, very organized cells.
Eukaryote
400
True or false, another name for a prokaryotic cell is bacteria.
True
500

Who said cells come from pre-existing cells?

Virchow

500

What is the function of a ribosome?

Ribosomes make proteins.

500

What organelle stores food, water and waste? Which cell has the larger one? (plant or animal?)

Vacuole, Plant

500
Prokaryote, eukaryote, or both? Earliest samples date back billions of years.
Prokaryote
500
Name the three parts of the cell theory.
1. All organisms are composed of cells. 2. The cell is the basic unit of life in all living things. 3. All cells come from existing cells.
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