Cell Theory
This scientist first observed cells under a microscope using a piece of cork.
Who is Robert Hooke
Powerhouse of the cell. The site of cellular respiration
What is the mitochondria
What are the two primary components in the layers of the cell membrane?
What are lipids and phosphates
The movement of molecules from high to low concentration
What is passive transport
What is a tool used by scientists to observe very small things?
What is a microscope
What is the part of the microscope called where you place the slide for study?
What is the stage or slide table.
This organelle packages and distributes proteins and lipids throughout the cell. Often called the post office.
What is the golgi body
Because it lets some things pass through and blocks others, the membrane is described as...
what is semipermeable
What is active transport
This jelly like substance holds all the organelles in place.
What is cytoplasm
What are the basic building blocks of life?
Tiny structures responsible for synthesizing proteins.
What is a ribosome
Which side of the membrane is hydrophilic?
What are the phosphate heads
The diffusion of water across the membrane
What is osmosis?
What does a Eukaryotic cell have that a prokaryotic cell doesn't?
What is a nucleus
All cells come from...
What is other cells
These molecules are embedded in the membrane and act as passages for larger molecules
What are proteins
The process by which the cell membrane surrounds a substance and creates a vesicle to pull it into the cell.
What is endocytosis
Simple sugars are the monomer of which macromolecule
Why is a virus not considered a cell?
What is it cannot produce on it's own. It does not have ribosomes.
What is the lysosome
What is the term used to describe the make up of the cell membrane?
What is the phospholipid bilayer
What is the structure found outside the cell in a plant cell that creates structure and support?
What is the cell wall?