Plastids and Chloroplasts are found only in ________ cells.
plant
100
"Pro" means ______ & "Eu" means ____.
Pro-before, Eu-true
100
Which of these was an important cellular biologist?
A. George Washington
B. Theodor Virchow
C. Matthais Brown
D. Rudolph Virchow
D
200
Do plant cells contain a vacuole/vacuoles? If so, what kind?
Yes, they contain a large central vacuole.
200
What type of shape do animal cells usually have?
Usually round (irregular shape)
200
List the 3 important structures of plant cells
1.) Cell Wall
2.) Large Central Vacuoles
3.) Plastids
200
Prokaryotic cells are believed to have lived ___ billion years ago.
A. 3
B. 3.5
C. 4.5
D. 8
B. 3.5
200
What was Robert Hooke famous for?
first to observe cell looking at piece of cork (1665)
300
What is a plant cell's cell wall composed of?
Cellulose
300
Why are animal cells able to absorb much liquid?
This is due to their lack of cellulose
300
The Mitochondria, or "_______ _____" of the cell, supplies ______.
Power-house, energy
300
Prokaryotic Cells are _____-_____ organisms.
Single-celled
300
Who used a microscope and discovered "animalcules"?
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
400
List 3 structures in a plant cell that are NOT found in animal cells.
chloroplasts, plastids, large central vacuole, chlorophyll, etc
400
List 3 things found in animal cells that are NOT found in plant cells
centrioles, small vacuoles, lysosomes,etc
400
The Nucleolus (found in the _______), is believed to be the site of ________ production.
Nucleus, ribosome
400
Eukaryotic Cells have a ______ (a membrane-bound compartment) that houses ___.
nucleus, DNA
400
Was Matthais Schleiden a German zoologist or a German botanist?
He was a German botanist
500
Define/name the functions of leucoplasts and chloroplasts.
Leucoplasts- white, store starch, protein or oils.
Chloroplasts- contain pigments of bright orange, yellow or green. Plant organelles that contain the green pigment called chlorophyll
500
Centriole (found only in animal cells), have 2 short cylinders of __________..
microtubules
500
FILL IN THE BLANK:
Golgi Apparatus- closely stacked ________ that receive the _______ from the ___________ ________ and delivers them to the _____ membrane and the parts of the cells.
membranes, proteins, endoplasmic reticulum, cell
500
Define organelles.
specific membrane-bound internal compartments that carry out specific functions,
500
In what year did Rudolph Virchow observe that cells come only from other cells?