HELUS7CH1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Cells are too small to be seen without a ___ device. | magnifying |
The invention of the ___ in the 1600s changed people’s ideas about cells. | microscope |
___ can enlarge images up to 1,500 times. | Light microscopes |
___ microscopes can enlarge images 100,000 times or more. | Electron |
The ___ describes how cells relate to living things. | cell theory |
All ___ are made of one or more cells. | organisms |
The ___ is the smallest unit of life. | cell |
All new cells come from ___ cells. | pre-existing |
Scientists agree that all living things have common ___. | characteristics |
All cells are ___ with certain structures performing specialized functions. | organized |
Cells ___ to changes in the environment. | respond |
___ in many-celled organisms usually occurs as cell number increases. | Growth |
Organisms ___ and create offspring similar to themselves. | reproduce |
Organisms maintain their internal environment through ___. | homeostasis |
Cells use ___ to transport substances, make new cells, and perform chemical reactions. | energy |
Atoms and ___ are the building blocks of cells. | molecules |
___ has unique properties to help cells with homeostasis and substance transport. | Water |
Cells also contain such basic substances as ___, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates. | proteins |
Proteins are composed of folded chains of molecules called ___. | amino acids |
___ include DNA, which contains the cell’s genetic information, and RNA, which is used to make proteins. | Nucleic acids |
___ include fats, which store large amounts of chemical energy. | Lipids |
___, composed of sugar molecules, store energy for quick release. | Carbohydrates |
Cells have different shapes and sizes depending on their ___. | function |
Every cell has a flexible covering called a ___, which is selectively permeable. | cell membrane |
Plant, fungi, and some bacteria cells have a rigid ___ outside the cell membrane. | cell wall |
Appendages, such as tail-like ___ or short hairlike ___, help cells move. | flagella, cilia |
Inside a cell is the ___, a thick fluid in which cell structures are suspended. | cytoplasm |
Cells have a network of fibers in the cytoplasm called the ___. | cytoskeleton |
The cytoskeleton aids in ___ contraction, cell division, movement, and shape. | muscle |
Structures in the cell that have specific functions are called ___. | organelles |
The ___ is the control center of the cell. | nucleus |
The nucleus contains the cell’s ___ material in long chains of DNA. | genetic |
DNA chains are coiled into structures called ___. | chromosomes |
Inside the nucleus is the ___. It helps make structures that make proteins. | nucleolus |
The manufacture of ___ is an important function in cells. | proteins |
Proteins are built within ___, which can attach to the endoplasmic reticulum. | ribosomes |
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) with ribosomes is called ___ and is important for making proteins. | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
Endoplasmic reticulum without ribosomes is called smooth ER and is important for making ___. | lipids |
Two kinds of ___ process the energy used by cells. | organelles |
Most of the cell’s energy is produced in the ___. | mitochondria |
Organisms that produce their own food manufacture it within ___. | chloroplasts |
The ___ processes, transports, and stores molecules. | Golgi apparatus |
___, which carry substances to the cell membrane for release, form from the Golgiapparatus | Vesicles |
Small ___ store food molecules, water, or waste products. | vacuoles |
An animal cell has a vacuole called the ___, which stores digestive enzymes. | lysosome |
A plant cell has a ___, which stores water and other molecules. | central vacuole |
Cells are classified as prokaryotic cells or ___ cells. | eukaryotic |
Cells without a nucleus or organelles are ___. | prokaryotic |
___ organisms, made up of one prokaryotic cell, were the only living things on bEarth for billions of years. | Prokaryotic |
A prokaryotic cell has a loop of ___ instead of chromosomes. | DNA |
Prokaryotes, also known as ___, can be harmful or beneficial to humans. | bacteria |
___ are essential for decomposition and can survive in extreme environments. | Bacteria |
Cells with a nucleus and other organelles are classified as ___. | eukaryotic |
Plants, animals, fungi, and protists all are made up of one or more ___ cells. | eukaryotic |
Many scientists suggest that eukaryotes evolved as a result of one ___ cell becoming part of another prokaryotic cell. | prokaryotic |
___ transforms stored energy in food molecules into usable energy in molecules called adenosine triphosphate (ATP). | Cellular respiration |
The first step in cellular respiration happens in the cytoplasm, where ___ breaks down a glucose molecule into two smaller molecules, releasing electrons | glycolysis |
The second and third steps of cellular respiration happen in the ___. | mitochondria |
In the second step of cellular respiration, the smaller molecules break down into ___, releasing more electrons. | carbon dioxide |
In the third step of cellular respiration, ___ is produced using the released electrons and water. | ATP |
Our muscle cells can release energy through ___ fermentation. | lactic acid |
Lactic acid fermentation takes place entirely in the ___. | cytoplasm |
Lactic acid fermentation uses glucose and produces ___ and carbon dioxide | lactic acid |
___ fermentation is used in the production of cheese and yogurt. | Lactic acid |
One-celled fungi called yeast use ___ to produce energy. | alcohol fermentation |
Alcohol fermentation uses glucose and produces ___ and carbon dioxide. | ethanol |
Alcohol fermentation produces fewer ___ molecules than cellular respiration. | ATP |
___ fermentation is used in baking bread. | Alcohol |
Some organisms use ___ to make food using a light source. | photosynthesis |
Light energy is absorbed by ___ and other pigments in the chloroplasts. | chlorophyll |
In photosynthesis, ___, water, and carbon dioxide are used to make sugar. | light energy |
___ is released into the atmosphere during photosynthesis. | Oxygen |
Most organisms use the sugars from ___, and photosynthesis supplies the oxygen we breathe. | photosynthesis |
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