Cell Theory
Cell Basics
Organelles
Organelle specifics
Miscellaneous
100

What is the first tenant of cell theory? 

All living things are made up of cells. 

100

What are the little parts inside cells called? 

Organelles

100

surrounds the cell, protects it

cell membrane

100

which organelle is known as the cell's command center? 

the nucleus

100

how many cells do humans have? 

28-36 trillion! 

200

What are the basic units of living things? 

Cells

200

What do you call an organism made up of only one cell? 

unicellular

200

which organelle is responsible for energy? 

mitochondria

200
Where do cellular reactions take place? 

In the cytoplasm

200

which organelle divides the cell into compartments

the ER

300

Where do new cells come from (last tenant of cell theory)? 

Preexisting cells

300

What do you call an organism made up of more than one cell? 

Multicellular

300

job of the nucleolous

ribosome synthesis

300

How do you describe that the cell membrane only lets certain things in and out? (Fancy Word)

Semipermeable

300

what does aerobic mean

uses oxygen

400

Who discovered the cell and how? 

Robert Hooke, the compound microscope

400

site of protein synthesis

ribosomes

400

Cytoplasm is mostly made of 

Water

400

where is the nucleolous found

in the center of the nucleus

500

What is an example of a unicellular organism? 

Amoeba or paramecium

500

when there are ribosomes on the ER, it is known as the ________

rough ER

500

Computers are to code as ------ is to cells

DNA

500

describe the central dogma of genetics

DNA >>> RNA>>> protein