A cell is the smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms.
What is a cell?
100
The Four types of Cellular Organization(Largest to Smallest):
1. Cells
2. Tissues
3. Organs
4. Organ System
What are the four levels of cellular organization in a organism?
100
A cell membrane is a protective layer that covers a cell's surface that acts like a barrier. It also controls what goes in and out of the cell.
What is a cell membrane?
100
Cells contain membranes, cytoplasm, organelles, and DNA.
What do parts do cells have in common?
200
The cell theory is fundamental to the studies of many aspects of life and it also describes cells.
What is the cell theory?
200
A tissue is a group of similar cells that perform common functions.
What is a tissue?
200
Mitochondria in a cell produces energy a cell needs to carry out its functions and is the "powerhouse" of the cell.
What is a mitochondria's function?
200
Most cells are small because of its outer surface area.
Why are most cells small?
300
Three characteristics in cell theory:
1. All organisms are made up of one or more cells.
2. Cells are the basic unit of all organisms.
3. Every cell comes from existing cells.
What are the three characteristics that are listed in the cell theory?
300
An organ is a structure made up of a collection of tissues that carries out a specialized function.
What is an organ?
300
Animals have a vacuole, cytoplasm, and lysosomes while plants have cell walls, central vacuoles, and chloroplasts.
What parts do animals have that plants do not have? What parts do plants have that animals do not have?
300
If a cell became too large, then it wouldn't be able to get rid of enough wastes.
What would happen if a cell became too large?
400
DNA is genetic material that provides instructions for a cell's process.
What is DNA?
400
An organ system is a group of organs that work together to perform body functions.
What is an organ system?
400
The golgi complex's function is to package and distribute proteins and materials to other parts of the cell/organism.
What is the golgi complex's function?
400
Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes are the two types of cells.
What are the two types of cells?
500
The difference between unicellular and multicellular organisms is that unicellular organisms are made up of one cell while multicellular organisms are made up of more than one cell.
What is the difference between unicellular organsims and multicellular organisms?
500
The circulatory system delivers nutrients to a cell and carries out wastes. The digestive system breaks down food mechanically and chemically while working with the circulatory system in animals.
What does the circulatory system and digestive system do?
500
Nucleus is the control center of a cell and contains DNA.
What is the control center of a cell and contains DNA?
500
The difference between Prokaryote and Eukaryote cells are that Prokaryote cells are single celled organisms that have no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles while Eukaryotes contain DNA in a nucleus and have membrane-bound organelles.
What is the difference between Prokaryote and Eukaryote Cells?