Organelles #1
Control Center
Nucleus
Storage center of cells
Vacuole
All living things are made of _____.
Cells
A zombie brain controls all the functions for the zombie. What organelle would it represent in a cell?
Nucleus
All living things need food for _______ to stay alive.
Energy
Powerhouse of the cell
Mitochondria
Outer layer of animal cell that lets things in and out of the cell
Cell membrane
Cells are the basic unit of what?
Life
A zombie's stomach stores food, water, and anything else it might need. What organelle would this represent in the cell?
Vacuole
Responding or response
Photosynthesis happens here in plant cells
Chloroplast
Jelly-like substance in the cell that holds organelles in place
Cytoplasm
Where do cells come from?
From other cells
A zombie creates energy by running around around a hamster wheel and not by using the sun. What organelle in the cell would this represent?
Mitochondria
You go hiking and come across an unknown organism. You take it home to observe over the next few days. You notice that it grows (gets bigger) but it doesn't seem to be getting more complex. Is this organism living?
No, because it's only growing not developing
Produce proteins for the cell
Ribosomes
Receives proteins and packages them
Golgi body
Who coined the term "cell?"
Robert Hooke
A zombie is able to produce proteins to use as weapons to attract its prey. What organelle in the cell does this represent?
Ribosome
Name 5 characteristics of living things
Answers vary
The outer layer of a plant cell is called a what?
Passageways for proteins to travel; technically there are two different kinds
What type of cell has a nucleus?
What type doesn't have a nucleus?
Eukaryote
Prokaryote
A zombie's skin is tough and stiff. It's job is to protect and support it from any harm. It also happens to be the outermost layer of protection for the zombie. What organelle would this represent in the cell?
Cell Wall
Keeping internal conditions stable is called what?
Homeostasis