| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are all living things composed of? | Cells |
| What are cells? | The basic unit of structure and function of all living things. |
| What are cells produced from? | Other Cells |
| How do plant cells differ from animal cells? | Plant cells have a cell wall and cholorplasts |
| How are vacuoles in plant cells different from vacuoles in animal cells? | Plant cells often have one large vacuole versus an animal cell which has several small ones. |
| What is the function of the cell membrane? | Controls what substances enter and leave the cell. |
| Who was the first scientist to see tiny living things that moved? | Anton vanLeeuwenhoek |
| What are ribosomes? | Organelles that produce proteins. |
| What is the function of the nucleus? | Cell's control center, directs all cell activities |
| What is the function of the nucleolus? | Ribosome production |
| What is the function of the endoplasmic retiuculum? | Cell "highway" carries proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another. |
| What is the function of mitochondria? | "Powerhouse" of the cell; converts energy in food molecules to energy |
| What is cytoplasm? | Region between the cell membrane and the nucleus |
| What is the function of the Golgi Bodies? | Packaging department – receive new proteins, package them and distribute to other parts of the cell |
| What are chloroplasts? | Capture energy from the sun and use it to produce food for the cell |
| What are vacuoles? | Storage area for a cell |
| What does a bacterial cell lack that plant and animal cells have? | Nucleus |
| What are DNA and RNA examples of? | Nucleic Acids |
| Give two examples of Carbohydrates. | Sugars and Starches |
| What is osmosis? | The diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane |
| What are proteins made up of? | Amino Acids |
| What is the ability to clearly distinguish the individual parts of an object? | Resolution |
| What is the ability to make an object appear larger? | Magnification |
| What element do all organic compounds contain? | Carbon |
| Fats, oils and waxes are all examples of what? | Lipids |
| What helps speed up chemical reactions in living things? | Enzymes |
| What is the main method by which small molecules move across the cell membrane? | Diffusion |
| What is the process of the movement of dissolved materials through a cell membrane without using cellular energy | Passive Transport |
| What is the movement of materials through a cell using its own energy. | Active Transport |
| Who was the first person to observe the cells of a cork? | Robert Hooke |
| Who concluded that all plants are made up of cells? | Matthais Schleiden |
| Who concluded that all animals are made up of cells? | Theodor Schwann |
| What is the passage of water from an area of high concentration to low concentration? | Osmosis |
