Cell Structures 1
Cell Processes
Cell Structures 2
Cell Theory
Nutrients & Extras
100
A thin layer that controls which substances pass into and out of a cell.
What is the cell membrane?
100
A small, round structure where ribosomes are made.
What is the nucleolus?
100
A structure that contains substances that break down large food particles into smaller ones.
What are lysosomes?
100
Name for organisms composed of only one cell.
What is unicellular?
100

This type of cell does NOT contain a nucleus.

What is a prokaryotic cell?

200

Which of the following is often referred to as the 'brain' or control center of the cell because it contains genetic material?

What is the nucleus?

200
Small, grain-shaped organelles that produce proteins.
What are ribosomes?
200
A fluid-filled sac floating around the cell which stores food, water, and other materials needed by the cell.
What is a vacuole?
200
Name for the structures found within the cell.
What are organelles?
200

Larger, more complex cells are defined as

What are eukaryotic cells?

300
A large oval structure that acts as the cell's control center, directing all of the cell's activities.
What is the nucleus?
300
A rod-shaped structure that converts energy stored in food to energy the cell can use. Often called the "powerhouse" of the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
300
A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane in plant cells which helps support the cell.
What is the cell wall?
300
Name for organisms composed of many cells.
What is multicellular?
300

Two types of eukaryotic cells:

What are plant and animals cells?

or fungi, protists.

400
A membrane that surrounds the nucleus that allows materials to enter through pores.
What is the nuclear membrane/envelope?
400

A maze of membranes that produce many substances including the assistance in the production of proteins.

What is the endoplasmic reticulum?

400
A green structure which captures sunlight and transforms it into food for a plant.
What is a chloroplast?
400

What are the strands of DNA that contain the genetic information?

What are chromosomes?

400

The type of pigment found in the chloroplasts of plant cells that give plants their green color.

What is chlorophyll?

500

When the glucose in food reacts with oxygen to produce carbob dioxide, water, and energy.

What is cellular respiration?

500

Flattened tubes that receives proteins, stores them, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell.

What is the Golgi Apparatus?

500
The basic unit of structure and function within an organism.
What is a cell?
500

Which structure is found in plant cells but NOT in animal cells?

  • Nucleus

  • Cell Wall

  • Mitochondria

  • Ribosomes

What is a Cell wall?

500

Name for cells that have very specific functions that benefit the entire organism. (Ex: red blood cells)

What are specialized cells?

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