Cell Types
What type of cell lacks a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles?
What is a prokaryotic cell?
What organelle contains the cell’s DNA?
What is the nucleus?
What organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell because it produces ATP?
What is the mitochondria?
What type of microscope uses electron beams to view very small structures like viruses?
What is an electron microscope?
Are centrioles only found in animal or plant cells?
What is animal cells?
What is the main characteristic that distinguishes eukaryotic cells from prokaryotic cells?
What is the presence of a nucleus and/or membrane-bound organelles?
What part of the cell is the site of protein synthesis?
What are ribosomes?
Name two organelles involved in energy production in cells.
What are mitochondria and chloroplasts?
What type of microscope uses visible light to view specimens?
What is a light microscope?
What is the main function of flagella?
What is to enable cell movement?
What jelly-like substance inside the cell supports organelles?
What is the cytoplasm?
Does the Rough or Smooth ER store calcium ions?
What is the Smooth ER?
What is the process called when cells break down sugar to release energy?
What is Cellular Respiration?
What type of microscope uses fluorescent dyes to highlight specific molecules?
What is a fluorescence microscope?
This cytoskeletal protein forms long, thin filaments and is involved in cell shape and motility.
What is actin?
Why are cells limited in size?
What is the surface area-to-volume ratio?
What is the process called when lysosomes engulf other cells or particles?
What is phagocytosis?
What theory explains how mitochondria and chloroplasts originated from prokaryotic cells?
What is the endosymbiosis theory?
What process involves breaking cells apart and separating their components by density?
What is cell fractionation?
What is the cytoskeletal component that provides structural support and helps with cell shape?
What are microtubules?
Do Eukaryotes have multiple linear chromosomes or singular chromosomes?
What are multiple linear chromosomes?
Which organelle is NOT a part of the endomembrane system: Lysosome, Vacuole, Peroxisome, or the Golgi?
What is the Peroxisome?
What is a major component of mitochondria and chloroplast that differentiates them from other organelles?
What is they contain their own DNA and ribosomes?
What is the main difference between a transmission electron microscope (TEM) and a scanning electron microscope (SEM)?
What is TEM views internal structures while SEM views surfaces?
What are actin filaments?
What is the network of protein filaments is involved in muscle contraction and cell movement?