Organelles
Command center of the cell.
Nucleus
Nucleolus
Creates ribosomes.
Plant Cells
Box-like
Square
Rectanglular
True or False:
Animal cells have cell walls.
False
Where do you hold the microscope?
The base and the arm
Makes energy for the cell.
Mitochondria
Ribosomes
Produce proteins which are essential to all cell functions
Brain Cells
Spread out to carry messages large distances
What do mitochondria make energy from?
Glucose
Where does the slide rest?
the stage
Creates a barrier for the cell.
membrane
Chlorophyll
Absorbs sunlight, where photosynthesis takes place
Intestinal cells
block-like
Give an example of a multicellular organism.
human, bird, plant, animal, etc.
What are the red, yellow, and blue magnifying things called?
objective lenses
fluid jelly-like substance where organelles reside.
Cytoplasm
Endoplasmic Reticulum
produce, package, and secrete many of the products of the cell.
Cheek Cells
Oval, round, or like a fried egg.
What does Unicellular mean?
Made of one cell.
What three things should you do to leave the microscope ready for someone else to use it?
1. Lower stage
2. Remove Slide
3. Turn off the Light
4. Place it on the red objective lens
Maintains shape and structure of the cell.
Cytoskeleton
Golgi Body
Modify, sort, and package proteins
Blood Cells
round disk-like
What is the definition of a cell.
The smallest unit of a living thing
What are the 3 magnifications of the objective lenses?
Red: 4x
Yellow: 10x
Blue: 40x