Plant Cells
T/F: All animal cells look the same.
False. The shape of animal cells depends on its function or job.
What holds the organelles in place?
In the cytoplasm
What is the difference between the cell wall and the cell membrane?
The cell wall is thick and rigid. The cell membrane is thin and flexible. The cell wall provides structure & support. The cell membrane controls what goes in & out of the cell.
What do we use to look at cells?
Microscope
What are the vacuoles?
Organelles that store food, water, waste, & other cellular material
Cells are the _______ _________ of all living things.
building blocks or basic unit
What is the name of a cell that has a nuclues?
Eukaryote
T/F The large vacuole in a plant cell helps give the cell its shape.
True
What does the mitochondria do?
Gives the cell energy (powerhouse of the cell)
What is the name of the organelle in a plant cell where photosynthesis happens?
Chloroplast
What does it mean if an organism is unicellular?
It only has one cell.
Is Bacteria a unicellular organism or multicellular organism?
Unicellular
What is the organelle where photosynthesis takes place?
Chloroplasts
What is the control center of the cell?
Nucleus
Name 5 organelles both plant and animal cells have.
Cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, vacuole, mitochondria
Name the three differences between a plant cell and an animal cell.
Plant cells have: a larger vacuole, chloroplasts, and a cell wall.
What does the cell membrane do?
Controls the movement of material in and out of the cell
If an organism has many cells, what is it called?
multicellular
Name two things that are stored in the vacuoles.
food, water, waste, other cellular material