Plant Cells
Animal Cells
Cells
Microscopes
Species of the Week
100
This rigid outer layer gives plant cells their shape and support
Cell Wall
100
Instead of cell walls, animal cells are surrounded by this flexible layer.
Cell Membrane
100
All living things are made up of these basic building blocks
Cells
100
What is this part called:
Eyepiece
100
This Species of the Week camouflages using chromatophores, tiny pores that change color.
Squid
200
Plant cells have a large one of these to store water.
Vacuole
200
These small organelles help animal cells break down food and waste.
They clean the cell.
Lysosomes
200
This jelly-like substance fills the inside of the cell and holds organelles in place
Cytoplasm
200
What is this part called?
Light
200
This Species of the Week can be found everywhere!
From the deepest parts of the ocean, to volcanoes, to forests!
What am I?
Tardigrade
300
This organelle is found only in plant cells and uses sunlight to make sugar.
Chloroplasts!
300
Animal cells have vacuoles, but they are different from plant cells because of this reason.
They are smaller
There are a lot more
300
This is the name for small parts inside cells that each have a special job
Organelles
300
These are called objective lenses.
What are the 3 different magnifications used?
4 X
10 X
40 X
300
This Species of the Week can glow under UV light! It has a beaver tail, a duck face, and the body of an otter.
What am I?
Duckbill Platypus
400
Plants use the sunlight to make food. What is this process called?
Photosynthesis
400
These tiny structures create fibers to help in cell division
Centrioles
400
Mitochondria are known as the ________________ of the cell.
Powerhouse
400
This part has 2 specific knobs. What are their names?
Coarse focus
Fine Focus
400
This Species of the Week is an aquatic animal that spends 50% of its time grazing and 50% of its time resting.
What am I?
Manatee
500
What is the green pigment called that gives plants their green color?
Chlorophyll
500
This organelle is where DNA is stored.
Nucleus
500
If a cell was a shopping mall, this organelle would be the security guard.
What am I?
Cell Membrane
500
If you are looking at a specimen through the 40X lens, what is actually the magnification you are looking at it?
400X
Eyepiece = 10 X
Objective lens = 40 X
500
A Monotreme is....
A Mammal that lays eggs!