Organelles
Different Protists & Cells
Miscellaneous
XTRA hard questions (oooooooh so scary)
100
What is a food vacuole?
It's an intracellular stomach that ingests, digests, and stores nutrients.
100
When we studied pond water samples under a microscope, which organism was transparent?
The Paramecium.
100
What was the best slideshow (HINT HINT: Tardigrades)?
Zoey and Audrey's Tardigrade slideshow :)
100
What is the simple definition of a cell [Has to be WORD BY WORD]?
The simple organism of life.
200
What does the contractile vacuole do?
They pump out excess water.
200
What is a protist?
A organism that's mostly found in moist or aquatic habitats. They possess a nucleus and membrane downed organelles.
200
What are three examples of some single celled organisms and three examples of multicellular organisms?
[ANSWERS MAY VARY]
Single celled:
-Paramecium
-Amoeba
-Euglena
Multicellular:
-Giraffe
-Audrey
-Zoey
200
What are ribosomes?
The cell's function that creates proteins for the organism.
300
How does the oral groove work?
Cilia sweep water and food particles into the oral groove (Catch not store).
300
When we studied pond water samples, which protist was multicellular?
Philodena
300
What is the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction?
Asexual reproduction is when only a single parent makes the cell. Sexual reproduction is when a female and a male are needed to make an offspring.
300
What does the cilia do?
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[TRICK QUESTION] They sweep food into the oral groove and move the cell around.
400
What's the difference between organs and organelles?
Organs are structures made out of tissue (etc. heart, lungs, and liver), organelles are within microscopic structures. Organelle means "Little Organ".
400
What is the largest free living single celled organism?
The Stentor.
400
What is binary fission?
When a parent cell is divided into two identical daughter cells.
400
Draw a paramecia and some of it's key organelles.
500
What does the mitochondria do?
The powerhouse of the cell where cellular respiration takes place.
500
Roughly how many cells does the human body have (CLOSEST ANSWER WINS)?
37.2 trillion cells.
500
What are lysosomes?
They contain the cell's digestive enzymes. They break down the cell's worn out parts and destroy viruses and bacteria.
500
What do digestive enzymes do?
A specialized protein that acts as a catalyst to break down food into molecules for chemical energy.