Cell Theory
This scientist gave cells their name when observing cork under a microscope.
Who is Robert Hooke?
Organisms with no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.
What is prokaryotic?
A cactus and a fern: Which is better adapted to dry desert environments?
What is a cactus?
What structure do bacteria use for movement?
What is a flagellum?
A distinguishing characteristic passed from parents to offspring.
What is a trait?
All living things are made of cells, and cells come from ______________________.
What are preexisting cells?
The three main parts of the Cell Theory include: all living things are made of cells, cells are the basic unit of life, and ____.
What is all cells come from other cells?
Organisms with a nucleus in their cells.
What is eukaryotic?
A cheetah and a snail: Which has the variation of speed for survival?
What is a cheetah?
Which cell structure helps paramecium move through water?
What is cilia?
A slight difference in a trait between individuals in the same species.
What is a variation?
An organism made of one cell, has no nucleus, and lives in extreme conditions is likely a:
What is a prokaryotic unicellular organism?
This organelle is often called the "control center" of the cell.
What is the nucleus?
Organisms that make their own food from sunlight or chemicals.
What is autotroph?
A bear hibernates, a human does not. What survival behavior is shown?
What is adaptation or instinct?
This process allows plants to create their own food.
What is photosynthesis?
What caused some Galápagos finches to survive the drought?
What is beak size variation?
Which characteristic best explains why some animals survive better in certain environments than others?
What is variation?
This tool made it possible for scientists to discover cells.
What is the microscope?
Organisms that get energy by eating other organisms.
What is heterotroph?
A bird with a long beak vs. one with a short beak: Which eats from deep flowers better?
What is the bird with a long beak?
The basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
What is the cell?
Why are variations important in a population?
What is they help with survival?
Why are autotrophs important to heterotrophs in an ecosystem?
What is they provide the base of the food chain by producing energy?
True or False: According to cell theory, viruses are considered living cells.
What is False?
A bacterium that lives in hot vents and uses chemicals for energy is a:
What is chemoautotroph?
Frogs with sticky tongues vs. frogs without: Which has an advantage catching insects?
What is the frog with a sticky tongue?
Why couldn’t early scientists see cells?
What is they didn’t have microscopes?
If snow melts and brown rabbits blend in better than white, what happens?
What is white rabbits may decrease due to being more visible to predators?
How does the invention of the microscope connect to both the discovery of cells and understanding traits?
What is it allowed scientists to observe cells and cell structures where traits are controlled and inherited?