Building A Life Flashcards
Who is the first person to look at a part of a plant using a microscope
Robert Hooke
What did Robert Hooke look at in the microscope
A cork tissue
What did the cork tissue cells look like
Small rooms
Why did Robert Hooke call them cells
Because it looked like small rooms
How many cells are in a human body
1 000 000 000 000 (12 Zeros)
How did Robert Hooke tell othors about his discovery
By his book (micrographia)
What is the parts of the animal cell
Nucleus, cytoplasm, cell surface membrane
What is the cell surface membrane
A thin bag of
Name two jobs for the cell surface membrane
Keeps the cell together and controls who enters and who leaves
What is the function of the nucleus
It controls the cell
What is the cytoplasm? And what is its function
Like a watery jelly , most cell activities occur there
What are the parts of the plant cell
Nucleus, cytoplasm, cell surface membrane, /vacuole , cell wall, chloroplasts
What are the chloroplasts
Green discs
What does the chloroplast contain
Chlorophyll
What is the function of the chloroplasts
Make food for the plant using photosynthesis
What’s the vacuole
A storage space
What is the vacuole filled with
Cell sap
What is the cell wall
A box with large holes in it
What is the function of the cell wall
Support the cell
What is the cell wall made of
Cellulose
What is the difference between plant cells and animal cells
Plant cells have straighter edges and more box shaped and they have a cell wall ,vacuole ,chloroplasts
What are the similarities between the animal cell and the plant cell
They both have a nucleus , cell surface membrane, cytoplasm
An example of a animal cell
Cheek cell
An example of a plant cell
Moss leaf
What makes cell plants green
Chlorophyll
