Unit 3 Cell Structures

Front

What is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic to most complex?

Back

Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

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What is the function of the large central vacuole in a plant cell?

Back

Water storage and support.

Front

What do you call organisms that can make their own food?

Back

Autotrophs.

Front

I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?

Back

Golgi apparatus.

Front

What is the main function of chloroplasts in a cell?

Back

They perform photosynthesis.

Front

What is the basic unit of life?

Back

Cell.

Front

What is the function of the cell membrane?

Back

It controls what enters and leaves the cell.

Front

What is the role of mitochondria in a cell?

Back

They produce energy through cellular respiration.

Front

What is the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

Back

Prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus; eukaryotic cells have a nucleus.

Front

What is the function of ribosomes?

Back

They synthesize proteins.