Biology Unit Test Flashcards
Cells are
The basic unit of life
What is osmosis?
The movement of water across a membrane
Who is Robert Hook
The person who coined the term cells
Plant cell is (circle or rectangle)
rectangular
Staining causes what organelle to become visible
Nucleus
An organelle which plant cell do have but animal cells do not
cell wall and chloroplast
Organelle responsible for storage
Vacuole
Organelle that regulates movement of substances into and out of the cell
Cell membrane
Meiosis
halves the chromosomes
Cell membranes are composed of…
Proteins phospho lipids
responsible for transporting water and dissolved minerals in plants
Xylem
Stomata
plants get rid of waste from it
an organelle found in only animal cells
centriole
Ribosomes
synthesized protein
Selectively permeable membrane
allows only certain types of molecules to pass through````
diffusion
odours are spread through the air by this process
Purpose of staining cells
Improve the contrast
That organelle that enables reproduction by instructions
Nucleus (DNA)
Cell wall is made up of
Cellulose
Produces ATP
Mitochondria
Produces glucose
Chloroplast
Lysosomes
Contain digestive enzymes