Organelles
An organelle that creates energy for the cell
The "powerhouse"
What is a mitochondria?
An organism that has no nucleus
What is a prokaryote? (or bacteria or archaea)
This is the first step of the scientific method
What is an observation (or a question)?
Which of the following is most closely related to a rainbow trout?
A. Humans
B. Lamprey Eels
C. Tiger Sharks
D. Elodea Plants
What are humans?
An organelle that produces proteins
What is a ribosome? (or Rough ER)?
A small structure in a cell with a specific function, most often encased in a membrane
What is an organelle?
This is a step in which you make an educated guess to answer your research question
What is making a hypothesis or a prediction?
About how many pounds of skin cells do you lose each year?
a. 2
b. 1/2
c. 9
d. 11
9 pounds!
An organelle that modifies and packages molecules
What is the Golgi Apparatus?
This organism is the most abundant in our world
What are prokaryotes?
In this step of the scientific method, it is important to discuss potential errors in your experiment
What is drawing conclusions?
(or limitations)
What kind of cells made in our body don't have nuclei?
a. mature white blood cells
b. mature red blood cells
c. mature skin cells
d. mature muscle cells
Mature red blood cells!
The structure in plant cells that provides outward pressure against the cell wall
What is the large central vacuole?
An organism that is most often multicellular, and contains organelles
What is a eukaryote?
This step involves reading about research and information that other scientists have gathered that relates to your experiment and topic.
What is background research?
What percentage of our genes are identical to those in a banana?
A. 2.5%
B. 60%
C. 5%
D. 35%
Over 60%!
The genes we have in common are used for basic cellular functions like DNA replication, and cell division!
An organelle that helps in making lipids (fat molecules)
What is the smooth ER?
The name for the structure in prokaryotes that contains genetic material
What is a nucleoid?
This type of group (positive or negative) is used as a baseline comparison to the experimental group in an experiment
What is a control group?
The name for a group of jellyfish is:
a. A smack
b. A crowd
c. A jam
d. A boarding school
A smack!