Cell Basics
We use this glass tool to look at cells.
microscope
Outer boundary of the cell. Sort of like a wall. It allows some substances in and keeps others out.
membrane
The cell wall of a plant cell is made up of ______.
All living things are made of ______.
CELLS!
A word to describe the SIZE of a cell.
Small, tiny, etc.
True: Plant cells have a cell membrane.
T or F: Cells join together to form things like the heart and brain.
TRUE. Cells join together to form tissues to make organs.
Describe the SHAPE of animal cells.
round and irregular
The CENTER of the cell. Where chromosomes can be found.
nucleus
A part of the cell that makes it bloated with water.
vacuole
Cells contain _____ which controls the color of your hair or color of you eyes. It makes you unique from everyone else.
DNA
Describe a plant cell's SHAPE
rectangular
These guys clean up the place getting rid of waste and other unwanted stuff. They help in DIGESTION of food.
Lysosomes
T or F: Plant cells DO NOT have the "power house" called mitochondria.
False: Plant cells do have mitochondria.
This tube looking structure helps connect many parts of the cell and helps carry materials in the cell
endoplasmic reticulum
nucleus