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100

This is the smallest functional unit of life.

What is a cell?

100

This "post office" receives chemicals, labels them, and packages them to go elsewhere.

What is the Golgi apparatus?

100

This type of cell has no membrane-enclosed organelles.

What is a prokaryotic cell?
100

This important process requires chloroplasts.

What is photosynthesis?

200

This theory states that all living things are made up of cells, and that all cells come from pre-existing cells.

What is cell theory?

200

These hold chemicals that break down other chemicals.

What are lysosomes?
200

These little "tails" provide locomotion for prokaryotic cells.

What are flagella?

200

The central vacuole and cell wall work together with water to produce this.

What is turgor pressure?

300

This is an organ in the body that releases useful chemicals into the body.

What is a gland?


300

These powerhouses burn macronutrients to make energy for the cell.

What are mitochondria?

300

Flagella use "ball bearings" to move like this nautical engine.

What is a motor boat?
300

Chloroplasts, cell wall, and central vacuole.

What are organelles found in plant cells but not in animal cells?
400

This is a long-term relationship among different types of organisms from which all benefit.

What is mutualism?

400

This organelle synthesizes lipids.

What is the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

400

Humans have this type of long-term relationship with most bacteria.

What is mutualism?

400

In addition to cell walls, plant cells also have this layer of protection and separation.

What is a plasma membrane?

500

This is a disease-causing organism.

What is a pathogen?

500

These not-quite-organelles make proteins.

What are ribosomes?

500

These tiny hair-like structures allow bacteria to "cling" to surfaces.

What are pili?

500

This man first named "cells" when he examined a piece of cork under a microscope.

Who is Robert Hooke?

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