Characteristics of Life
Which characteristic of life is defined as making new cells?
Reproduction
What is the smallest living thing?
A cell
What is the term used for cells that do not have a nucleus?
Prokaryote or prokaryotic cell
To direct the activities of the cell (and to store DNA)
What are two of the four major differences between plant and animal cells?
- larger vacuoles in plants
- plants have a cell wall
- plants have chloroplasts
- plants are square-shaped
To make or build new molecules
What is the level of organization smaller than a cell?
An organelle
A cell that does have a nucleus
Which organelle is responsible for deciding what goes in and out of a cell?
The cell membrane
Which organelle is larger in plants than in animal cells?
Vacuoles
To remove wastes from the organism
Correct the following:
cell → organelle → tissue → organ system → organ → organism
Organelle → cell → tissue → organ → organ system → organism
Bacteria
What is the function of ribosomes and which organelle works with ribosomes to complete this function?
*Must get both parts correct!
Ribosomes make proteins with the help of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).
What is the job of the chloroplast?
To make food for plants through photosynthesis
What do the three "R"s in STRENGTH stand for?
Respiration, reproduction, and regulation
What is an example of something that is both a cell and an organism?
Bacteria
What is an example of a eukaryote?
Any animal, plant, fungi, etc.
What is the function of mitochondria?
To make energy for the cell
Why does a plant cell need a cell wall?
To release energy from food
Provide an example of a tissue.
Nervous tissue, smooth muscle tissue, blood, etc.
Is a plant cell eukaryotic or prokaryotic? Why?
Eukaryotic because it contains a nucleus.
Which organelle cleans the cell?
Lysosomes
What does ER stand for?
Endoplasmic reticulum