Science Cells

a group of cells in an organism that have similar structure and function

• Organelle

• Organism

• Organ System

• Tissue

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What is the basic unit of all living things?

• Animal

• Plant

• cells

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True or False:

A plant cell has a cell wall.

• True

• False

What do plant cells contain that animal cells do not?

• Nucleus and cell membrane

• chloroplasts and cell wall

• mitochondria and chlorophyll

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Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus and prokaryotic cells have no nucleus.

• true

• false

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Use p. 82 and p. 83

The cell theory lists three basic characteristics of all cells and organisms. What are they?

• All organisms are made up of one or more cells.

  The cell is the basic unit of all organisms.

  All cells come from existing cells.

• All organisms are plant cells.

  All cells come from a purple cell.

  All tissues are formed into cells.

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What is the gel-like substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus?

• vacuole

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

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What protects the cell from its surroundings?

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

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All cells can be divided into two major groups. What are they?

• organelles and nucleus

• cytoplasm and organelles

• Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic

Cellular respiration is...

• the process by which cells break down glucose into energy. 

• the process by which cells break light down into energy. 

• the process by which cells communicate with other cells. 

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