Cell/Microscope Flashcards
(30 cards)
The ______ gives the cell the energy it needs to carry out life functions
Mitochondria
The ______ helps give plant cells their shape
Cell Wall
Stores food, water, and other nutrients for when the cell needs it
Vacuole
The ______ helps get rid of unwanted thing inside the cell
Lysosome
The ______ is the control center of the cell
Nucleus
This is where the organelles are housed inside the cell
Cytoplasm
The ______ is the delivery truck of the cell
Golgi Body
The ______ contain the DNA found inside the nucleus
Chromosomes
Folded membranes that help package and prepare materials for transport
E.R.
Proteins are made on the
Ribosomes
An outer covering for both plant and animal cells
Cell membrane
Photosynthesis takes place in the
Chloroplast
Living things have specialized structures with specialized functions. Living thing with more than one cell have a greater level of organization because groups of cells function together.
Organization
Living things grow by increasing cell number. Multicellular organisms develop as cells develop specialized functions.
Growth and development
Living things make more living things through the process of reproduction
Reproduction
Living things adjust and respond to changes in their internal and external environments.
Response to stimuli
Living things maintain stable internal conditions.
Homeostasis
Living things use energy for all the processes they perform. Living things get energy by making their own food, eating food, or absorbing food.
Use of Energy
For a thing to be considered to be alive it must
Contain all 6 characteristics of life
Who was the famous scientist in the mid 1600s who made the discovery of cells
Robert Hooke
Who made improvements in the late 1600 and was a Dutch merchant
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
How many different types microscopes are there
3 diffrent types
uses light and lenses to enlarge an image of an object.
Light microscopes
uses a magnetic field to focus a beam of electrons through an object or onto an object’s surface
Electron microscopes