Cell Structure and Function
Organelles
Levels of Cellular Organization
Cell Processes
Crossing The Cell
100
Finger-like projections that allow movement of the cell.
What is flagella?
100
Assists in the production and transport of lipids and proteins.
What is the endoplasmic reticulum?
100
The basic unit of life
What is the cell?
100
The maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment.
What is homeostasis?
100
Requires energy for movement.
What is active transport?
200
A network of proteins that is constantly changing to meet the needs of a cell.
What is the cytoskeleton?
200
Consists of closely layered stacks of membrane-enclosed spaces that process, sort and deliver proteins.
What is Golgi apparatus?
200
The brain, stomach and liver are examples of this.
What is an organ?
200
All cells need ________ to carry out life processes.
What is energy?
200
Molecules moving from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
What is diffusion?
300
The scientist who observed living cells for the first time.
Who is Anton van Leeuwenhoek?
300
Membrane-bound organelles that contain enzymes.
What are lysosomes?
300
Cells are grouped to make these.
What are tissues?
300
Complex chemical reactions that convert solar energy into energy-rich molecules the cell can use.
What is photosynthesis?
300
The process of taking in liquids or fairly large molecules into a cell by engulfing them in a membrane.
What is endocytosis?
400
A molecule composed of a phosphate group, glycerol and 2 fatty acid chains.
What is a phospholipid?
400
A fluid-filled sac used for the storage of materials needed by a cell.
What is a vacuole?
400
The type of tissue found in the inside of a plant.
What is ground tissue?
400
Water diffusing through a semi-permeable membrane.
What is osmosis?
400
A solution with a lower concentration or dissolved particles than a cell.
What is hypotonic?
500
Cylinder-shaped organelles made of short microtubules arranged in a circle.
What are centrioles?
500
Contains a folded membrane in which a series of chemical reactions take place that convert molecules into usable energy.
What is the mitochondria?
500
The plant tissue that moves water and nutrients throughout the plant.
What is vascular tissue?
500
Converts food into energy with the presence of oxygen.
What is cellular respiration?
500
The full name of the energy required to actively transport molecules against a concentration gradient
What is Adenosine triphosphate?
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