Understanding Cells and Organ Systems

What is the SMALLEST unit of life?

• Organ

• Cell

• Tissue

Which organelle is responsible for making ENERGY from food?

• Ribosome

• Mitochondria

• Vacuoles

What do VACUOLES do?

• controls what MOVES into and out of a cell

• STORE water, food, and waste

• make ENERGY from food

Which part of the cell controls what MOVES into and out of it?

• Cell membrane

• Ribosome

• Bacteria

What do RIBOSOMES do?

• builds PROTEINS

• BREAK DOWN or digest materials

• CONTROLS all activity in the cell

What is the role of LYSOSOMES in a cell?

• BREAK DOWN or digest materials

• CONTROL all activity in the cell

• MAKE FOOD from sunlight

Which is a group of the SAME type of cells working together?

• Organ

• Tissue

• Organ system

What is the function of CHLOROPLASTS in plant cells?

• MAKE FOOD from sunlight

• CONTROLS all activity in the cell

• builds PROTEINS

What is the JELLY-LIKE material inside the cell that holds all the other parts?

• Cytoplasm

• Cell membrane

• Organelles

What is a SINGLE-CELLED organism?

• An organism with MANY cells

• A living thing that has only ONE CELL

• A group of the SAME type of cells