Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells
10 micrometers to 100 micrometers in size
What is a Eukaryotic Cell?
Stacks responsible for trapping sunlight to be used for photosynthesis in order to make food for the cell.
What is the Chloroplast?
Contains the genetic information (DNA) for the cell, serves as the central command-center which controls all cellular activity.
What is the Nucleus?
What is the Golgi Body?
Tentacle-like projections, 'false feet'.
What is the pseudopodia?
DNA, Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, and Ribosomes are found in these cells
Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells
Green pigment that gives the plant its green color.
What is Chlorophyll?
A semi-fluid, clear, thick jelly-thick consistency, mostly made up of water
What is Cytoplasm?
The powerhouse of the cell, responsible for storage of energy on the specialized energy-rich molecule called ATP.
What is the Mitochondria?
Self-contained, often having specialized structures which enable them to survive as a single cell.
What are Unicellular Organisms?
DNA is a circular chromosome in this cell
What is a Prokaryotic Cell?
Has the roles of providing firmness and shape and protecting against viruses and other harmful microorganisms.
What is the Cell Wall?
Fluid inside a vacuole
What is cell sap?
Has the functions of breaking down large pieces of food into smaller molecules, digesting waste products, and protecting the cells from foreign invaders
What is a Lysosome?
A long whip-like thread that can propel the cell along.
What is Flagella?
Archaea and Bacteria are the only real-life examples of these cells
What is a Prokaryotic Cell
Structure responsible for pushing the cytoplasm outwards and assists in retaining the shape of the cell.
What is the Central Vacuole?
Small cylindrical structures which form spindle fibers during cell divison in animal cells
What are Centrioles?
Fluid-filled sacs that serve as a storage area, in plants, important for water storage
Heavily pigmented area found in some single-celled organisms, such as Euglena.
What is the Eyespot or Stigma?
Cell that is asexual, produces exact replicas
What is a Prokaryotic Cell?
Piles of flat discs that chloroplast contain.
What is Grana or Thylakoids?
A web of long tubes and fibers made of protein, helps maintain the shape of the cell and enables it to move.
What is Cytoskeleton?
Often referred to as the conveyor belt or passageway of the cell's transport system.
What is the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)?
Enables unicellular organisms that live in freshwater environments to control their water levels by absorbing water and then releasing it back into the environment once reaching a certain size
What is the Contractile Vacuole?