Animal Cells
Jelly-like substance that gives the cell its shape
cytoplasm
surrounds and protects the plant cell
cell wall
What is one kind of muscle?
heart, bones, and organs
What protects the body, stores minerals, and allows movement?
bones
Color of eyes and hair are examples of_________traits
inherited traits
surrounds the cell and controls what enters and leaves
cell membrane
stores water, nutrients and waste
large vacuole
What kind of movement does your heart make?
involuntary
What is contained in the outer later of bones to keep it strong?
calcium
Of the two traits, which one is the stronger one?
Dominant
directs all the cell's activities
nucleus
True or false: animal cells also have vacuoles
true (But, they're much smaller)
what connects the muscle to the bone?
tendons
Where are blood cells made?
Marrow
Mom and dad have brown hair. They have 4 children. 3 of them have brown hair, but one of them has blonde hair. Who got the recessive trait?
the 1 child
"Power house" of the cell
mitochondria
The chloroplast uses energy from the sun to make___________ which feeds the plant.
sugar
What connects the bones?
ligaments
Which joints move in a circular movement?
ball-and-socket joints
Within the nucleus of each organism's cell are structures called________ (Made of DNA; 23 pairs.)
Chromosomes
What's one function the nucleus controls?
Making more cells, producing energy, taking in materials, getting rid of wastes
What's one difference between a plant cell and an animal cell?
Vacuole sizes, cell wall (plant cell), chloroplast (plant cell)
Which body system are your muscles part of?
Muscular System
Which joints allow you to move back and forth?
Hinge Joints
This part of the DNA controls an organism's characteristics.
Genes