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Composed of one or more cells All living things
Basic unit of structure and function in organisms Cells
All cells come from pre-existing cells by cell division
Group of cells functioning together tissue
Group of tissues functioning together organ
Group of organs functioning together organ system
Group of organ systems functioning together organism
True or False - Prokaryotes have no defined nucleus True
True or False - Prokaryotes have no membrane bound organelles True
Prokaryotes have free floating...? DNA, RNA, and Ribosomes
True or False - Eukaryotes have a true nucleus True
True or False - Eukaryotes have membrane bound organelles True
Yeast is... Uni-cellular eukaryote
Plants and animals are... Multi-cellular eukaryotes
Encloses the cell, and regulates movement in and out of the cell Cell membrane
The cell membrane is made of phospholipids and proteins
Material where organelles are suspended Cytoplasm
What does the cytoplasm fill in? The empty space of the cell
What provides support for organelles and helps maintain cell shape Cytoskeleton
What is the cytoskeleton made of? Microtubules & Microfilaments
What is the control center (brain) of the cell? Nucleus
What is located in the nucleus? DNA
What is the "nucleus within a nucleus" called? Nucleolus
What does the nucleolus do? Produces ribosomes
Very long, thin strands of DNA Chromatin
Sites where proteins are made Ribosome
True or False - Ribosomes float free or are attached to the Endoplasmic Reticulum True
A type of endoplasmic reticulum with ribosomes (protein synthesis) Rough ER
A type of endoplasmic reticulum without ribosomes (synthesis of fats and carbohydrates) Smooth ER
Forms stacks of flat tubes Golgi body
True or False - Golgi bodies package and secrete proteins made by the cell at one location, and used at another True
True or False - Golgi bodies make cellulose in plants True
Produced by golgi bodies Lysosomes
What do lysosomes contain? Digestive materials that break down materials
Foreign material (bacteria and viruses)white blood cells, dead cells,aging tissues, food Materials broken down by digestive materials in lysosomes
What happens when lysosomes malfunction? It can lead to cancer and death of a cell
Fluid filled bubbles with membranes like plasma membrane Vacuoles
Are vacuoles large or small in animals? Small
Are vacuoles large or small in plants? Large
Function of vacuoles Storage of food, wastes, pigments
What do vacuoles control balance of? Water (osmosis) inside the cell
Changes energy in food into chemical energy a cell can use Mitochondria - the Mighty-mitochondria
True or False - Mitochondria has its own DNA True
Describe the shape of mitochondria Bean-shaped
Contains chlorophyll for making food with sunlight Chloroplast
True or false - Chloroplast pigments in plants True
True or false - Chloroplast contain its own DNA amd ribosomes, and can reproduce True
Not found in animal cells cell wall
The cell wall surrounds cell membrane
What is the function of the cell wall? Supports and protects the cell
What is the cell wall made of in plants? Cellulose
What is the cell wall made of in fungus cells? Chitin
Short hair-like structures all over the cell Cilia
Part of the cell that is a long, whip-like structure Flagella
Structures for movement are found mostly in... Prokaryotes
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