Cell Organelles
The clear, thick jelly like substance that fills the inside of the cell is the _______.
Cytoplasm
I am the powerhouse of the cell, and I make energy. I break down food to release ATP.
Mitochondria
During photosynthesis, plants make a sugar called ____.
Glucose
When you soak in the tub for a long time, why do you start to look like a plump raisin?
There is more water in the tub than in your cells and water moves into your cells
What happens to an image when viewed under the microscope as compared to how it looks on the stage?
It is upside-down and backwards
I’m a semi-permeable membrane, just like a cell’s skin. I decide what goes out as well as what comes in.
Cell membrane
I’m like a water tower, fluid filled, collecting waste. I hold materials for the cell so nothing gets displaced.
Vacuole
The equations for Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration are _____ one another. They are tangled in a never-ending cycle and need each other to continue!
backwards or opposites of
Why do grocery stores mist their vegetables with water?
So the vegetables stay fresh and crisp
Which scientist was the first to name cells and see cells in a piece of cork?
Robert Hooke
I make glucose, a sugar, and I’m found in plants like trees. I’m green and I’m sly, using the sun’s energy.
chloroplast
I’m the boss of the cell telling others what to do. I control the cell’s activities, which in turn is controlling YOU.
Nucleus
In a marine ecosystem, how might an aquatic plant and a shrimp coexist? The shrimp provides ____ for the plant while the plant provides ____ for the shrimp!
carbon dioxide; oxygen
The peaches packed in sugar water in the can stay the same as when they are fresh picked. Why?
The sugar water is similar to the peach’s internal conditions so it was able to maintain homeostasis
What are the 3 parts of the cell theory?
All living things are made of cells, Cells come from pre-existing cells, cells are the smallest working units of living things
I am rigid and stiff, and I keep a cell strong. I’m found only in plants, I’ve been there all along.
cell wall
The structures that are located inside the cell are called
organelles
What are the CHARACTERISTICS of living things?
Made of cells; Reproduce; Grow and Develop; Sense and respond to changes in the environment; Take in and use energy; Share similar chemicals
If stranded in a boat in the middle of the ocean, why is it not a good idea to drink sea/salty water?
salt water makes you more thirsty because your cells lose water through osmosis
When materials need to move into a cell but require NO ENERGY to enter, it is called ______.
passive transport
I’m made by the nucleolus, creating proteins as building blocks. I can be free or on ER, I’m an organelle that rocks!
Ribosome
What three things DO PLANT CELLS HAVE that animal cells do not?
Cell wall, large vacuole, chloroplasts
What are the four needs of living things?
Food, water, space to live, ability to maintain homeostasis
Why do our muscles need lots of mitochondria within their cells?
because muscles do a lot of work and the mighty mitochondria give them extra energy to perform
I’m riding a bicycle up hill and pedaling like crazy! This is analogous to ________.
Active Transport