Parts of a Cell
This part of the cell contains DNA and controls cell functions.
What is the nucleus?
Plant cells have this extra layer of protection
What is cell wall?
This is the smallest unit of life in all living organisms.
What is a cell?
This is in every living thing
What is a cell
Everything a living organism does requires this.
They get this by making their own food or by eating/absorbing food.
Energy
This gel-like substance inside the cell holds the organelles in place.
What is the cytoplasm?
Plants have this but animals do not
What is chloroplast
A living thing made of one or more cells
organism
This is the protective, semi-permeable outer layer of a plant cell.
An organism's ability to maintain stable conditions
Homeostasis
(homeo = same, stasis = status)
A flexible barrier that makes up the cell membrane
What is a lipid barrier
The cell wall gives plants its ________ shape
boxy
Two or more tissues that work together to perform a specific function form this.
What is an organ?
Bonus: give an example of an organ
These organisms lack a nucleus
What is a prokaryote
Where DNA is stored
What is a eukaryote
This part of the cell acts as a protective barrier, controlling what enters and exits the cell.
What is the cell membrane?
Prokaryotes are lacking this organelle
What is NUCLEUS?
A small structure within a cell that performs a specific function
What is an ORGANELLE?
These organisms have a nucleus in their cells
What are eukaryotes
When cells divide and copy
What is mitosis
Known as the "powerhouse" of the cell, this organelle produces energy.
What is the mitochondria?
List one part that is common between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
-DNA, cytoplasm, cell membrane
Multiple organs working together to do a BIG job.
What is an organ?
BONUS - give an example of an organ system AND its function.
This is the fundamental scientific explanation of biology according to which cells are held to be the basic units of all living tissues.
What is the cell theory
Is a virus a living thing?
NO
Bonus: Why not?