Organelles
Cell Basics
One Becomes Two
Flower Power
100

This organelle is known "powerhouse of the cell"

What is the mitochondria?

100

This invention was key to the discovery of cells.

What is the microscope?

100

This type of reproduction can be done with only one parent, and is a better strategy for stable environments.

What is asexual?

100

These colorful structures serve various purposes in a flower, most prominently attracting pollinators.

What are petals?

200

These tiny organelles manufacture all the proteins that your cells need to thrive and survive.

What are ribosomes?

200

Cells are the building blocks of this.

What is life?

200

This science-fiction sounding word describes two organisms or cells that have identical genetic material.

What is a clone?

200

This yellow powder can be carried by insects, birds, or even the wind as it transports sperm between flowers.

What is pollen?

300

This DNA-containing organelle is not found in prokaryotes.

What is the nucleus?

300

This word describes organisms that are made up of more than one cell.

What is multicellular?

300

Named after a mythical beast, this organism undergoes budding when it asexually reproduces.

What is a hydra?

300

This male structure is made up of an anther and a filament.

What is a stamen?

400

Giving plants their green color, this organelle is responsible for turning sunlight into sugar.

What is the chloroplast?

400

Animals, plants, fungi, and protists contain this type of cell, which contains a nucleus.

What is a eukaryotic cell?

400

This type of asexual reproduction involves a unicellular organism splitting evenly in half, leaving no clear parent organism.

What is binary fission?

400

These leaf-like structures surround the budding flower before it opens and blooms.

What are sepals?

500

Represented by two peach rings and a Skittles Gummy, this organelle serves as the "post office" of the cell and packages proteins and lipids to be sent to different parts of the cell.

What is the Golgi Apparatus?

500

This type of cell is often as small as one ten-millionth of a meter across.

What is a prokaryotic cell?

500
If you want to create an exact copy of your favorite houseplant, you could use this type of asexual reproduction.

What is vegetative propagation?

500

Sitting at the bottom of the pistil, this structure holds eggs waiting to be fertilized.

What is the ovary?

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