Cells

Question 1

Living

Answer 1

Seven life processes

Question 2

Cells

Answer 2

The smallest unit of life. All living organisms are constructed of cells

Question 3

Tissue

Answer 3

A group of similar cells that are joined together

Question 4

Organs

Answer 4

Made up of tissue

Question 5

Organ systems

Answer 5

Made up of organs

Question 6

Organisms

Answer 6

Made up of Organ systems

Question 7

cm, mm, μm, nm

Answer 7

Centimeter (hundredth), millimeter (thousandth), micrometer (millionth), nanometer (billionth)

Question 8

All organisms are composed of _____

Answer 8

All organisms are composed of one or more cells

Question 9

All cells come from ______

Answer 9

All cells come from preexisting cells

Question 10

Organelles

Answer 10

Play the role of keeping cells functional - “little organs”

Question 11

Cell membrane

Answer 11

Controls what passes in and out of the cell

Question 12

Chloroplast

Answer 12

Organelles that are responsible for photosynthesis in the cell (Only in plant cells)

Question 13

Mitochondria

Answer 13

Organelles that transform sugar energy from the chloroplast into usable chemical energy

Question 14

Vacuole

Answer 14

Organelle that maintains waste, water, nutrients, and structural support.

Question 15

Nucleus

Answer 15

Contains the cell DNA and regulates activities such as growth and metabolism.

Question 16

Cell wall

Answer 16

Provides strength and protection for the cell (Only in plant cells)

Question 17

Cytosol

Answer 17

Semi-fluid substance that fills the interior of the cell, outlined by the cell membrane.

Question 18

Cell specialisation

Answer 18

Cells designed to carry out a specific role in a multicellular organism, eg: Blood cells, Bone cells, Neuron, etc.

Question 19

Animal cell

Answer 19

Belongs to a multicellular animal, typically doesn’t have a cell wall.

Question 20

Cell division

Answer 20

The splitting of one cell into two in order to reproduce. (1 Parent cell – 2 daughter cells)

Question 21

Fat cells

Answer 21

Large cells that store excess energy from food

Question 22

Intestinal lining cells

Answer 22

Cells that are designed with finger like structures used to absorb water.

Question 23

Muscle cell

Answer 23

A long thin cell that changes shape by contracting

Question 24

Red Blood Cell

Answer 24

Round cell that carries oxygen throughout the body

Question 25

White blood cell

Answer 25

A cell that helps protect the body from infections.