Cell Study Guide
| What type of cells did Hooke view when he discovered cells? |
| What are the smallest units of life called? |
| Which increases faster, the surface area or the volume of a cell? |
| What limits how large a cell can grow? |
| What do you call organisms that do not have a nucleus? |
| Give an example of a prokaryote. |
| Name several eukaryotic cells. |
| What type of cells have membrane-bound organelles? |
| Prokaryotes have a cell membrane and a ___________ around the outside. |
| What are cell membranes? |
| Give 2-3 functions of the cell membrane. |
| The cell membrane is selectively permeable. What does this mean? |
| If a cell is very active and needs more energy, what type of organelle will it need more of? |
| What organelle makes a cell’s ATP? |
| Proteins are made by what organelle? |
| What organelle is the packaging & export center of the cell? |
| What double membrane surrounds the nucleus? |
| Name the 3 main parts to all eukaryotic cells. |
| What canals connect the nuclear membrane with the cell membrane for the movement of materials? |
| In what organelle are chromosomes found? |
| Name 2 structures found in plant cells but not in animal cells. |
| Where does photosynthesis occur in a cell? |
| In what organelles is the green pigment chlorophyll found? |
| What is the purpose of large vacuoles in plant cells? |
| List the levels of organization in order from simplest to most complex starting with the cell. |
