The Characteristics of Cells
Cell Structure and Function
Levels of Cellular Organization
100
Cells are small functional and structural units of all living organisms.
What is a cell?
100
The characteristics of eukaryotic cells are: - Eukaryotes have more than one cell - They have membrane-bound nuclei - DNA is found in their nuclei
What are the characteristics of eukaryotic cells?
100
They are organized from cells into tissue then into organs and then into organs systems.
How are living things organized?
200
Cells are small because their size is limited by the outer surface.
Why are most cells small?
200
Organelles found in plant and animal cells are mitochondrion, ribosomes, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and the Golgi complex.
What organelles are found in plant and animal cells?
200
The connection between structure and function is that structure is the arrangement and structure determines function.
What is the connection between structure and function?
300
The cell theory is: 1. All organisms have one or more cells. 2. All organisms are made of cells. 3. All cells come from existing cells.
What is the cell theory?
300
Additional parts found in plants are the cell wall, the large central vacuole, and chloroplasts.
What additional parts are found in plants?
300
Systems need to work together to meet the needs of cells.
What tasks do systems perform to meet the needs of cells?
400
Cells all have cell membrane, a cytoplasm, and organelles.
What parts do all cells have in common?
400
Additional parts found in animal cells are lyosomes.
What additional parts are found in animal cells?
500
The 2 types of cells are prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
What are the 2 types of cells?
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