A specific part of a cell that has a specialized function is _____________.
An organelle.
100
The process by which plants make food using energy from the sun is _______.
Photosynthesis
100
When does the cell replicate it's DNA?
Interphase (before mitosis).
100
All living things are made of _____.
Cells
200
Which cells do not contain a nucleus?
Prokaryotes (such as bacteria)
200
What part of the cell is the "brain?"
Nucleus
200
What moves through a cell membrane during osmosis?
Water
200
What is the first phase of mitosis where the chromosomes coil up, the nuclear membrane disappears, and the spindle fibers appear?
Prophase.
300
List something found in plant cells but not animals.
Cell wall or chloroplasts
300
What structure encloses the cytoplasm and surrounds a cell?
Cell membrane
(or plasma membrane)
300
Photosynthesis occurs in the _________ in plant cells.
chloroplast
300
Not technically a part of mitosis, what is the process of dividing the cytoplasm called?
Cytokinesis
400
What are the two types of eukaryotic cells?
Plant cells and
Animal cells
400
Which organelle is known as the "powerhouse" of the cell?
Mitochondria
400
The process cells use to obtain energy from food is ___________.
Cellular respiration.
400
The two cells formed as a result of mitosis and cytokinesis are called _____________ cells.
Daughter cells.
400
Cells get rid of waste through what process?
Diffusion.
500
What type of cell is shown in Figure 1
Prokaryotic (bacteria)
500
These two parts are sometimes found on cells to help them move.
One type are whiplike structures and the other type are small hair-like structures that surround the whole cell.
Flagella and cilia.
500
Cellular respiration occurs in the ___________ in both plant and animal cells.
Mitochondria.
500
What is the name of the phase in which chromatids are pulled to opposite sides of the cell?
Anaphase
500
Describe the relationship between proteins, RNA, and DNA.
Fill in the blanks: ______ makes _________ makes _____________.