CYTOLOGY

LEVEL 1

100

What is the basic unit of all living things?

Cells

200

Colorless jelly substance found inside the cell

Protoplasm/cytoplasm

300

Active center of the cell

Nucleus

400

What is  "deoxryribonucleic acid" ?

DNA

500

Part of the cell that takes in nutrients and breaks them down to create energy

Mitochondria 

LEVEL 2

100

Acts as a wall around the cell and allows substances to pass though and expels wasteful products.

Cell membrane

200

What is the process of cell reproduction called?

Mitosis

300

What classifies as "favorable conditions" for the cell to reproduce?

Food supply, oxygen, water, suitable temperatures, and ability to eliminate waste.

400

What can happen to the cell if conditions are "unfavorable"

Cell can die.

500

What do you call a cell that makes with two identical copies of itself?

Daughter cells

LEVEL 3

100

Define cell metabolism 

Chemical process that takes place in living organisms, where cells are nourished and carry out their activities.

200

What are the 2 phases of metabolism?

Anabolism & Catabolism 

300

Process of combining smaller molecules into bigger ones, while storing food.

Anabolism 

400

Define Catabolism

Taking larger molecules and breaking them down into smaller molecules

500

Name all 5 main parts of the cell

Nucleus, Cell membrane, Protoplasm, Mitochondria, Cytoplasm