Cell Structures & Functions
This organelle controls the activities of the cell and contains genetic material.
What is the nucleus?
A cell with a flexible, round shape is most likely this type of cell.
What is an animal cell?
The smallest level in this organization sequence: cell → tissue → organ → organ system → organism.
What is a cell?
Cells produce the energy they need through this process.
What is cellular respiration?
If a cell were a school, the principal's office would represent this organelle because it controls activities.
What is the nucleus?
Dutrochet proposed that these are the basic units of living things.
What are cells?
This organelle produces usable energy for the cell.
What are mitochondria?
A cell with a rigid, fixed shape is most likely this type of cell.
What is a plant cell?
A group of similar cells working together is called this.
What is tissue?
This process is common to all cells and allows them to carry out life functions.
What is obtaining and using energy?
If a cell were a school, the school's walls and doors would represent this structure because it controls what enters and leaves.
What is the cell membrane?
The basic unit of life is this.
What is a cell?
This organelle breaks down waste and old cell parts.
What are lysosomes?
These two structures are found in plant cells but not animal cells.
What are the cell wall and chloroplasts?
A group of tissues working together to perform a specific job is called this.
What is an organ?
Glucose first begins to break down in this liquid part of the cell before the materials move to the mitochondria.
What is the cytoplasm?
In the school analogy, the cafeteria could represent this organelle because cells need materials from food to make energy.
What are mitochondria?
An amoeba differs from a sunflower because the amoeba is made of this many cells.
What is one cell?
This structure controls what enters and leaves the cell.
What is the cell membrane?
This structure gives plant cells support and helps them keep their shape.
What is the cell wall?
The heart is an example of this level of organization.
What is an organ?
If the mitochondria stop working properly, the cell would have trouble producing this.
What is usable energy?
The school walls that provide support and protection are most similar to this plant-cell structure.
What is the cell wall?
A sunflower is made of this type of organism because it contains many cells.
What is a multicellular organism?
This organelle allows plant cells to capture sunlight and make food.
What are chloroplasts?
Plant cells contain this organelle because it captures sunlight to help the plant make food.
What are chloroplasts?
Put these in order from least complex to most complex: organ, cell, organism, tissue, organ system.
What is cell → tissue → organ → organ system → organism?
The nucleus controls activities, the cell membrane regulates substances, and the mitochondria provide this.
What is usable energy for cell processes?
The school analogy helps show that different parts of a cell must work together because the cell is this type of system.
What is a living system?
Different organelles are required because each one performs different jobs that work together to keep the cell alive.
What is division of labor among organelles?