Vocab
a structure that acts as an outer boundary for a cell
What is a cell membrane?
a protective structure found outside the cell membrane of some types of organisms (specifically plants and bacteria)
What is a cell wall?
An organism made up of a single cell
What is unicellular?
a nucleus is found in which type of cell, eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells?
What is Eukaryotic?
the fluid-like material within cells
What is cytoplasm?
the organelle that contains genetic information
What is the nucleus?
In his famous flask experiment, Louis Pasteur determined this.
What is cells can only grow from existing, living cells?
A type of organism with more than one cell.
What is multicelluar?
What do we call something not made of cells?
Non-living
organelles involved in the production of energy that cells use
What is mitochrondria?
an organelle that is capable of capturing the energy in sunlight
What is chloroplast?
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek built over 500 of these in his lifetime.
What is microscopes?
an organism whose cells have membrane-bound organelles
What is a eukaryote?
What two organelles do plants have that animals do not?
cell wall and chloroplast
a prokaryotic organisms that typically live in soil, water, organic matter, or living things
What is bacteria?
this organelle produces proteins
What is ribosome?
The first to see bacteria
Who is Leeuwenhoek
An organism whose cells do not have a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
What is a prokaryote?
How are prokaryotes, like bacteria, organized
What is by shape?
this organelle is a storage place for water, nutrients, and waste products
What is a vacuole?
the genetic instructions that is used in development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all living organisms
What is DNA?
What do you call a cell that’s a good listener?
An auditory cell!
What are the 3 principles of cell theory
All living things are made up of one or more cells
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function
All cells come from pre-existing cells
False