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Cells
Cell structure and function
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the smallest unit that can perform the basic activities of life? | cell |
| Which cell structure contains genetic information and controls the functions of the cell? | nucleus |
| Which cell structure regulates what enters and leaves the cell? | cell membrane |
| Which cell structure creates proteins? | ribosomes |
| Which plant cell structure creates sugars from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide? | chloroplasts |
| Which cell structure uses oxygen and sugars to create energy? | mitochondria |
| Which plant cell structure stores water? | vacuole |
| Which cell structure transports materials in the cell? | endoplasmic reticulum |
| Which cell structure stores and packages materials in the cell? | Golgi bodies |
| Which cell structure provides shape and support for a plant cell? | cell wall |
| Which cell structure disposes of waste in the cell? | lysosomes |
| Who is the person credited with being the first to view dead cells and naming them? | Robert Hooke |
| Who is the person credited with being the first to view living cells? | Anton Van Leeuwenhoek |
| What are cells without a nucleus called? | prokaryotic |
| What are cells with a nucleus called? | eukaryotic |
| What are a group of cells working together called? | tissue |
| What are a group of tissues working together called? | organ |
| What are a group of organs working together called? | organ system |
| What are a group of organ systems working together called? | organism |