Vocabulary
The Control Center
The nucleus
The shape of a plant cell
Rectangular or box-like
The basic unit of life
A cell.
Storage space for food, water, and waste
Vacuole
Small round structure that helps in the making of proteins.
ribosomes
Three parts to the cell theory.
1. cells are the basic unit of life
2. all living organisms are made of cells
3. New cells come from pre-existing cells.
Surrounds a plant cell and adds extra support to the structure.
Cell wall
The two types of eukaryotic cells
Animal and plant cells
What theory did the scientists Schleiden, Schwann, and Hooke create?
The cell theory
Jelly-like filling; holds everything together and provides nutrients to the cell
cytoplasm
How are eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells different?
Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus; Prokaryotic cells do not.
Is a bacteria cell prokaryotic or eukaryotic? List the reasons why.
Prokaryotic. Bacteria is unicellular, lacks a nucleus, and is smaller than plant and animal cells.
The energy processor
Mitochondria
An example of a unicellular organism
Bacteria
The substance/object in which Robert Hooke first saw cells.
A cork.