Cell Theory/Cell Organization
Plant vs. Animal
Cell Organelles
Life Processes/Cell Transport
Scientific Investigation
100

True or false:   Cells are the basic unit of life

True

100

Lysosomes are found predominantly in 

animal cells 

100

Aids metabolism by making food in plants only

Chloroplast

100

Which organelle performs metabolism and is found in both plants and animals?

Mitochondria

100

The variable the experimenter manipulates or changes

Independent 

200

Organisms made up of a single cell, also called unicellular

Microorganisms

200

Flexible layer that controls what comes in and out of the cell

Cell membrane 

200

A maze of passageways that transport proteins 

Endoplasmic Reticulum

200

Creating new organisms and passing down genetic information 

Reproduction

200

Variable that is being measured or tested 

Dependent 

300

This is formed by groups of specialized tissues

Organ

300

Packages, processes, and ships materials around the cell 

Golgi body

300

Mitochondria

Breaks down food into energy for the cell 

300

Movement of water in and out of the cell 

Osmosis

300

Tool used to start the cell theory

Microscope

400

Cells without a nucleus

Prokaryotes

400

Controls growth, repair, and reproduction 

Nucleus 

400

Allows oxygen and carbon dioxide to pass through in gas exchange 

Cell membrane 

400

Movement of materials in and out of the cell 

Diffusion

400

Describe what will happen in a given situation as demonstrable by a mathematical equation 

Law

500

All ______ things are made of one or more cells 

living

500

3 things found in a plant cell 

Chloroplast, cell wall, and large vacuole

500

Recycles old cell parts and takes out waste

Lysosome 

500

Term used to describe the equal concentrations of materials 

Equilibrium 

500

Explains complex natural process that is supported by observations, describes how it happens 

Theory

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