Cell Stuff
The smallest building block of living things.
What is the cell
This organelle contains the chromosomes and genetic material and acts as the mayor of the cell
What is the nucleus
The highway system of the cell that produces lipids
What is smooth endoplasmic reticulum
A specific environment where an organism lives
What is a habitat
Term for an organism that is made of 1 cell.
What is unicellular
The construction worker organelle; produces proteins and repairs damaged organelles
What are ribosomes
The highway system of the cell that produces proteins
What is the rough endoplasmic reticulum
Organism that converts light energy into usable energy
What is an autotroph
Term for an organism that is made of many cells.
The recycler organelles that aid in waste management
What are lysosomes
The flexible covering that surrounds the cell and controls what enters and exits
What is the cell membrane
Organism that obtains energy from other organisms
What is a heterotroph
This type of cell has a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
What is eukaryotic
The post office of the cell; it sorts, packs, and ships materials about the cell.
What is the Golgi apparatus
In plant cells, the strong, rigid layer outside the cell membrane
What is the cell wall
The 4 macromolecules
What are proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates
This type of cell has no nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles
What is prokaryotic
The energy plant of the cell that powers cell function
What is mitochondria
The watery, jelly-like substance inside an animal cell
What is cytoplasm
System that assigns a two-word Latin name to each living thing
What is binomial nomenclature