Cells Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is Mitochondria
The energy plant of the cell
What is photosynthesis
The system which light creates glucose
What is phloem
Thin tubes that carry food
What is xylem
Strong thick tubes that carry water up the cell
What is cytoplasm
The liquid substance in the cell that contains the cells nutrients
What is Chlophyll
Contains chloroplast
What is mitosis
Cell division
What is stomata
The holes in the plant where the water goes through
What is the nucleus
The control centre of the cell and it contains DNA
What is the cell wall
Found on the outside of the plant cell its a the tough covering which holds everything in shape and let’s some things pass through
What is the cell Membrane
Membrane the thin layer that keeps the cell together and creates its shape it controls what enters and leaves
What is the vacuole
The sack inside the cell that holds the water
Organelles
Organs for cells
Transpiratition
Water evaporating out of the plant
Chloroplast
The green in the plant
Micro metre
Millionth of a metre
Stem cells
Are basic cells that can reproduce themselves
DNA
Our specific genetic makeup
Cytosol
The jelly like substance
Eukaryotic cells
Have a nucleus
Prokaryotic cells
Have no nucleus
Name things of the microscope
Eyepiece Arm Stage Stage clips Fine focus knob Coarse adjustment knob Base Body tube Light Body tube Revolving nose piece Objective lenses Mirror
Microscope creator
Robert Hooke
When did Robert Hooke use the term cell
1665
