Plant Cells
What is the function of the cell wall?
To provide structure and function fo the plant cell.
What is the function of the cell membrane?
To control what enters and exits the cell.
What is the function of ribosomes?
To make proteins.
Who first saw cells under the microscope?
Robert Hooke
How do cholorplasts help mitochondria?
They provide sugar for the mitochondra to break down into energy?
What is the chloroplast responsible for?
Changing sunlight into food (sugar) for the plant.
What organelle is kown as the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What do the Golgi Bodies do?
Package and distribute materials (proteins and others) for the cell.
What does the cell theory say about ALL living things?
All living things are made of cells.
How does the ER help ribosomes?
It moves the protein, made by the ribosomes, to other parts of the cell.
What is one difference between plant and animal cells?
Plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts.
Describe the role of the nucleus.
It contains DNA and contraols all of the cell's activities.
Why is the mitochondira important to cells.
It turns food (sugar) into energy for the cell.
Where do new cells come from?
All cells come from other cells.
What don't animal cells have 1 large vacuole.
They do not need to store as much water as plant cells.
What is the role of a vacuole in a plant cell?
Store excess wanter and nutrients.
What fills the cell and protects the organelles?
Cytoplasm
What is the purpose of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)?
To help make and transport proteins.
How have microscopes help develop the Cell Theory?
Microscopes allow us to see cells and their organelles.
How does the cell membrane help the other organelles of the cell.
It protects them.
In the chloroplast
What is the organelle responsible for getting rid of waste in animal cells?
Lysosome
What organelle controls what enters and exits the cell?
Cell membrane
What is an organism?
Any living thing.
Where are chromosomes (DNA) found in the cell?