Cell Basics
What is the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms?
What is a cell?
The organelle is known as the "control center" of the cell and contains DNA.
What is the nucleus?
Which type of cell has chloroplasts: plant cells or animal cells?
What are plant cells?
What does the word function mean in science?
What is the job or purpose of a structure?
If the nucleus is the "control center" of a cell, what part of school is most like the nucleus?
What is the term for the job or purpose that something performs?
What is a function?
This organelle is known as the "power factory" of the cell because it helps produce energy.
What is the mitochondrion?
Which type of cell has a cell wall: plant cells or animal cells?
What are plant cells?
What is the function of the cell membrane?
what is controlling what enters and exits the cell?
the cell membrane controls what enters and exits the cell. What part of a school has a similar job?
What is the school entrance/front office?
True or False: All living organisms are made of one or more cells.
This structure is a lipid barrier that surrounds the cytoplasm and controls what enters and exits the cell.
What is the cell membrane?
Name one structure that both plant and animal cells have.
What is a cell membrane, nucleus, mitochondrion, or cytoplasm.
What is the function of the nucleus?
What is containing DNA and controlling the activities of the cell?
Mitochondria are the "power factories" of cells. What could represent the mitochondria in a school?
What is the cafeteria, because it provides students with energy/food?
A scientist looks at a tiny structure and determines that is is the smallest unit capable of carrying out the functions needed for life. What is it?
What is a cell?
Found in plant cells, this membrane-bound organelle is the site of photosynthesis.
What is the chloroplast?
Name two structures that plant cells have that animal cells do not.
What are the cell wall and chloroplasts?
What is the function of chloroplasts?
What is carrying out photosynthesis?
A cell wall provides protection and support. What part of a school could be compared to a cell wall?
What is the fences surrounding the school?
Cells are called the basic units of life becasue they have this two-part role in living organisms.
What are the structure and functional roles?
This tough, protective b arrier surrounds the outer membrane of some types of cells. It is found in plant cells but not animal cells.
What is the cell wall?
A student says, "Animal cells don't have cell membranes because they don't have cell walls." Why is the student incorrect?
Animal cells do have cell membranes. They do not have cell walls.
What is the function of mitochondria?
What is producing energy for the cell?
Creat an analogy between the chloroplast and something in a school. Explain why your analogy makes sense.
Analogy should compare the chloroplast to something that creats or provides energy/resources, because chloroplasts use sunlight to make food through photosynthesis.