Wild Card
This type of cell has a cell wall and a large, central vacuole full of water.
What is a plant cell?
A dog is an example of this level of organization.
What is an organism?
This organelle provides the cell with the energy it needs to perform its functions and activities.
What is the mitochondria?
This is an acronym that stands for the 4 steps involved in mitosis.
What is PMAT?
(Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase)
This illness occurs when cells begin dividing too often.
What is cancer?
A dandelion flower is an example of this level of organization.
What is an organ?
This organelle surrounds the cell and determines what molecules are able to travel in or out of the cell.
What is a cell membrane?
This essential step is required for cell division. It takes place during interphase, before mitosis begins.
What is DNA replication?
This level of organization describes a group of similar cells that are organized and arranged so that they can perform a function together.
What is a tissue?
This organelle digests worn out cell parts and also plays a role to defend the cell from infection.
What is a lysosome?
These structures help to pull the sister chromatids apart from one another. They move the chromosomes to opposite sides of the cell, ensuring that both new cells receive all 46 chromosomes.
What are spindle fibers?
This is the term for a long DNA molecule that has condensed, or become more compact. It is similar to string wound around a spool.
What is a chromosome?
The intestinal wall is made up of layers, including epithelium and smooth muscle. These layers work together, but are different from one another because of differences in these building blocks.
What are cells? (Muscle tissue and epithelium tissue are made of different kinds of cells.)
This organelle is a series of interconnected passageways. Proteins and lipids are modified and processed here. There are two varieties 'S' and 'R'.
What is the endoplasmic reticulum?
These organelles follow DNA instructions to make proteins. They can be free-floating or may be found attached to the ER.
What are ribosomes?
This is the final step in the cell cycle.
What is cytokinesis? (The cytoplasm divides and the cell membrane pinches to form 2 daughter cells.)
Write a list with the 3 components of cell theory.
1. All living things are made of cells. 2. Cells are the basic unit of life. 3. Cells only come from other cells.
True or false: muscle tissue is an example of an organelle.
False (organelles are smaller than cells, and muscle tissue is made of bundles of muscle cells working together.)
This organelle is not one of your original 11. It has an important role to play in cell division. It serves as the "anchor" or "fishing reel" for the spindle fibers.
What are centrioles?
The three differences between plant and animal cells are:
1. Plant cells have cell walls. 2. Plant cells have chloroplasts 3. Animal cells have lysosomes.
This structure must break down during prophase in order for the cell cycle to proceed.
What is the nucleus?