Cell Basics
What is the smallest unit of life?
Cell
Which organelle controls the cell and holds DNA?
Nucleus
Which type of cell has chloroplasts?
Plant Cell
What do we call organisms made of one cell?
Unicellular
What vocabulary word describes cells that have a nucleus?
Eukaryotic
What do we call a structure inside a cell that has a specific job?
Organelle
Which organelle produces energy for the cell?
Mitochondria
Which organelle uses sunlight to make food?
Chloroplast
What do we call organisms made of many cells?
Multicellular
What term describes observations or data used to support a scientific conclusion?
Evidence
What question can scientists ask to determine if something is living?
Is it made of cells?
Which structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?
Cell Membrane
Why don't animal cells photosynthesize?
They do not have chloroplasts
Which type of cell does NOT have a nucleus?
Prokaryotic Cell
What word best describes the process plants use to make food using sunlight?
Photosynthesis
What is the jelly-like substance that fills the cell?
Cytoplasm
Which organelle makes proteins?
Ribosome
Which structure provides extra support to plant cells?
Cell Wall
Which type of cell has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles?
Eukaryotic Cells
What word describes cells without a nucleus?
Prokaryotic
What theory states that all living things are made of cells and all cells come from preexisting cells?
Cell Theory
Which TWO structures are found only in plant cells?
Cell wall and Chloroplast
Which organelle stores large amounts of water in plant cells?
Why are multicellular organisms able to survive better than unicellular organisms?
They have specialized cells with different functions
What vocabulary word describes the structure that controls what enters and leaves the cell?
Cell Membrane