Vocabulary
Unicellular:
An organism that uses one cell/a single cell.
What in a plant cell is responsible for giving plants their green color.
Chlorophyll
True/False:
Animal Cells have a cell wall.
False
The powerhouse of the cell.
Mitochondria
A cell is the basic unit of _____.
Life
Multicellular:
An organism that uses multiple cells.
True/False:
If a plant cell has a cell wall, it does not also need a cell membrane.
False
Which organelles do animal cells NOT have?
Cell wall, chloroplast
Thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
Cell membrane
Any living thing made up of cells is called a(n) _________.
Organism
Organelle:
Structure within a cell/part of a cell
The process of “making food” is known as what for plant cells?
Photosynthesis
True/False:
Animal cells can take on different shapes.
True
The organelle that contains the DNA and controls the processes of the cell is known as the ________.
Nucleus
Are there more unicellular or multicellular organisms on Earth?
Unicellular
Tissue:
A mass of similar cells.
In which organelle does photosynthesis take place?
Can animal cells produce their own food?
No
A cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes is known as the ______.
Lysosome
How many different kinds of cells are found in the human body?
A) 50
B) 200
C) 5,000
D) 1,000,000B) 200
Mitosis:
The process of cell division where a single parent cell divides into two genetically identical cells.
What does respiration convert oxygen into?
Carbon Dioxide
Do animal cells have 1 large vacuole or many small vacuoles?
Many small vacuoles
The organelle that moves material around the cell is known as the __________ _________.
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Who was the first person to see cells using a microscope?
Robert Hooke