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Organelles
Different Protists & Cells
Miscellaneous
XTRA hard questions (oooooooh so scary)
100

What is a food vacuole?

It's an intracellular stomach that ingests, digests, and stores nutrients.

100

When we studied pond water samples under a microscope, which organism was transparent?

The Paramecium.

100

What was the best slideshow (HINT HINT: Tardigrades)?

Zoey and Audrey's Tardigrade slideshow :)

100

What is the simple definition of a cell [Has to be WORD BY WORD]?

The simple organism of life.
200

What does the contractile vacuole do?

They pump out excess water.

200

What is a protist?

A organism that's mostly found in moist or aquatic habitats. They possess a nucleus and membrane downed organelles.

200

What are three examples of some single celled organisms and three examples of multicellular organisms?

[ANSWERS MAY VARY]

Single celled:

-Paramecium

-Amoeba

-Euglena

Multicellular:

-Giraffe

-Audrey

-Zoey

200

What are ribosomes?

The cell's function that creates proteins for the organism.

300

How does the oral groove work?

Cilia sweep water and food particles into the oral groove (Catch not store).

300

When we studied pond water samples, which protist was multicellular?

Philodena

300

What is the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction?

Asexual reproduction is when only a single parent makes the cell. Sexual reproduction is when a female and a male are needed to make an offspring.

300

What does the cilia do?

 [TRICK QUESTION] They sweep food into the oral groove and move the cell around.

400

What's the difference between organs and organelles?

Organs are structures made out of tissue (etc. heart, lungs, and liver), organelles are within microscopic structures. Organelle means "Little Organ".
400

What is the largest free living single celled organism?

The Stentor.

400
What is binary fission?

When a parent cell is divided into two identical daughter cells.

400

Draw a paramecia and some of it's key organelles. 

500

What does the mitochondria do?

The powerhouse of the cell where cellular respiration takes place.

500

Roughly how many cells does the human body have (CLOSEST ANSWER WINS)?

37.2 trillion cells.

500

What are lysosomes?

They contain the cell's digestive enzymes. They break down the cell's worn out parts and destroy viruses and bacteria. 

500

What do digestive enzymes do?

A specialized protein that acts as a catalyst to break down food into molecules for chemical energy.