🧱 Cell Structure & Characteristics of Being Alive
What does the term "Unicellular" mean?
Having only one cell.
What is the "powerhouse" of both animal and plant cells?
The Mitochondria
What is the sugar molecule that is the fuel for cellular respiration?
Glucose
What is the gas product of photosynthesis that humans depend on?
Oxygen
This flat platform is where you place your slides for observation.
The Stage
What rigid outer layer is only found in plant cells?
The Cell Wall
What is the name of the energy-making process that happens inside the chloroplast?
Photosynthesis
What gas do all animals require for aerobic cellular respiration to happen?
Oxygen
Name the three things a plant requires for photosynthesis to occur.
Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Sunlight
This is the lens at the very top that you look through.
The eyepiece
What is the name of the large organelles that store water and helps keep the plant upright?
The Vacuoles
What organelle's job is to break down waste materials?
Lysosome
What chemical energy molecule is created by the mitochondria because of cellular respiration?
ATP
(Adenosine Triphosphate)
What is the main product (food) that photosynthesis makes for the plant?
Glucose (Sugar)
this large knob moves the stage up and down to bring the image into general focus
Course Adjustment Knob
What characteristic describes a living thing maintaining a stable, internal balance of factors like temperature or PH levels?
Homeostasis
What is the thin, flexible boundary surrounding the cell that controls which substances (like nutrients, water, and waste) can enter and leave, making it selectively permeable?
Cell Membrane
What two products (not chemical energy) does cellular respiration produce that benefit plants?
Carbon Dioxide and Water
What is the thing found in chloroplasts that absorbs sunlight and turns plants green?
Chlorophyll
This curved part connects the base to the tube and is used to carry the microscope.
The arm
This clear, jelly-like substance fills the cell, surrounding the organelles, and is the site of many vital metabolic activities.
The cytoplasm
What are the two different tpes of response to stimuli?
Internal and external
What are the two types of cellular respiration?
Anaerobic Respiration and Aerobic Respiration
What characteristic of life defines a being that is made up of one or more living cells?
Organization
These are the tubes connected to the revolving nosepiece that offer different levels of magnification.
The objective lenses