Cell Organelles
What is the control centre of the cell?
The nucleus
Why do sperm cells have a long tail?
To swim
Osmosis is the movement of _______.
Water
Where does photosynthesis happen in plants?
In the leaves, in the chloroplasts.
Stomata
Which organelle makes energy for the cell?
Mitochondria
Which cell carries oxygen around the body?
Red blood cell
True or False: diffusion and osmosis require energy.
False, they both happen naturally with no energy.
What is the food called that plants make with photosynthesis?
Glucose
What is water transported in inside the plant?
Xylem
What is the jelly inside the cell called?
cytoplasm
What's the difference between a unicellular, and a multicellular organism?
Unicellular organisms are only one cell, multicellular organisms have many cells.
During osmosis and diffusion, particles move from a _____ concentration to a _____ concentration.
1) high 2) low
What gas do plants make during photosynthesis?
Oxygen
What is glucose transported in inside the plant?
Phloem
What organelle controls what goes in and out of the cell?
Cell membrane
Name the two organelles that plant cells have that animal cells do not have.
Cell wall and Chloroplasts
What happens to an animal cell placed in pure water?
It bursts.
What 3 things do plants use for photosynthesis? (Hint: a gas, a liquid, and something for energy)
Carbon dioxide, water and sunlight
What's the process called that moves sugar into the phloem, and moves minerals into plant roots? (Hint: it requires energy)
Active loading
What do ribosomes make?
proteins
Name the organelle than animal cells have that plant cells do not.
Lysosome (bonus points if you can tell me what it does).
What happens to an animal cell placed in a salty solution?
What is the green pigment in the chloroplasts called?
List the 3 reasons why photosynthesis is important for animals and the climate.
1) Make oxygen for animals to breathe
2) Make sugar for animals to eat
3) Take in carbon dioxide which stops Earth getting too hot