Cells and Organization
The smallest unit of life that can carry out life functions
Cells
This organelle controls everything that happens in the cell.
The nucleus
Plant cells have this extra outer layer that animal cells do not.
Cell wall
Chromosomes are made of this chemical. (Double points if you can spell its full name correctly)
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
This kind of behavior is influenced by what we learn and experience.
Learned behavior
This theory states that all living things are made of one or more cells.
The Cell Theory
This organelle produces energy for the cell.
The mitochondrion
Only plant cells have this green organelle that allows them to make their own food.
Genes are found on these structures in the nucleus.
Chromosomes
True or false: Genes can be used as an excuse for our actions.
FALSE
The Cell Theory says all cells come from these.
Other cells
This jelly-like fluid fills the inside of the cell.
Cytosol (or cytoplasm)
Animal cells are rounder, while plant cells are more what shape?
Rectangular
Genes are segments of chromosomes that carry, or express, these.
Traits
The green pigment inside chloroplasts that captures sunlight is called this.
Chlorophyll
When similar cells work together, they form this level of organization.
This organelle helps move materials around the cell, like a transportation system.
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
Name two things plant and animal cells have in common.
Ex: Nucleus, cell membrane, mitochondrion, ribosomes, ER, Golgi body...
If a child inherits one dominant gene (B) and one recessive gene (b), which trait will show?
The dominant gene (B)
The “post office” of the cell that packages and sends materials, like protein.
Golgi body
Write out the cell organization flow.
organelles → cell → tissue → organ → organ system → organism
This small organelle helps break down waste and old cell parts. It is only found in animal cells.
A lysosome
Bacteria cells are different because they do NOT have this part.
Nucleus
Explain how DNA, chromosomes, and genes are related.
DNA is the chemical that makes up chromosomes, and genes are segments of, or on, chromosomes that carry traits.
How does the cell wall affect plants?
It makes their cells more rigid, helping them to stand upright out of the ground.