Characteristics of Life
Organelles
Specialization
Order
(smallest to largest)
Plasma Membrane
100
A
 pill
bug
 eats
 a
 carrot.
What is energy
100
breaks down old organelles and foreign bodies
What are lysosomes
100
Liver cells contain this organelle that packages lipids and proteins and contains enzymes that break down toxins
What is the Golgi apparatus
100
nucleus, atom, cell
What is atom, nucleus, cell
100
move freely across the plasma membrane
What are oxygen and carbon dioxide
200
An 
adult
 hydra 
is 
producing
 its 
off spring 
through
 budding.
What is reproduction
200
synthesizes lipids
What is the smooth endoplasmic reticulum
200
A muscle cell is specialized for movement and requires a lot of this organelle
What is mitochondria
200
cat, Golgi apparatus, liver, lipid
What is lipid, Golgi apparatus, liver, cat
200
the diffusion of water
What is osmosis
300

A 
tulip
 opens 
up
 in 
the 
morning
 at 
sunrise
 and
 closes
 up 
in
the 
evening 
at 
sunset
What is responds to environment
300
Synthesizes proteins
What are ribosomes
300
Red blood cells expel this double-membraned organelle so that it can carry more oxygen.
What is the nucleus
300
muscle cell, cardiovascular system, atom, protein, heart
What is atom, protein, muscle cell, heart, cardiovascular system
300
Water moves out of the cell
What is a hypertonic solution
400
The property of a system in which variables are regulated so that internal conditions remain stable and relatively constant.
What is homeostasis
400
Creates ATP energy for the cell
What are the mitochondria
400
The sperm cell requires this organelle so that it can move through the reproductive tract
What is a flagellum
400
nucleotide, ovum, nucleus, reproductive system, DNA,
What is nucleotide, DNA, nucleus, ovum, reproductive system
400
Water moves into and out of the cell equally
What is an isotonic solution
500

It 
is
 thought
 that
 humans
 and
 chimpanzees 
once
 shared
 a
common
 ancestor
What is evolution
500
Creates food for the autotroph
What are chloroplasts
500
Pancreatic cells contain a large number of these organelles to store insulin before it is secreted to the small intestine
What is a vacuole
500
nervous system, nucleus, protein, Zayne Malik, brain, atom, nerve cell
What is atom, protein, nucleus, nerve cell, brain, nervous system, Zayne Malik
500
model used to describe the plasma membrane
What is the fluid mosaic model
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