Cells Flashcards
Name the 7 life processes
Movement, Reproduction, Sensitivity, Growth, Respiration, Excretion, Nutrition
Describe what the “M” means in MRS GREN
An organism’s ability to move
Describe what the “S” means in MRS GREN
An organism’s ability to feel
Describe what the “G” means in MRS GREN
An organism’s ability to grow in mass and height
Describe what the second “R” means in MRS GREN
An organism’s ability to reproduce
Describe what the “E” means in MRS GREN
An organism’s ability to get rid of waste
Describe what the “N” means in MRS GREN
An organism’s ability to get nutrients from food
Define ‘organ’.
A group of tissues working together for specific functions
Define ‘tissue’
A group of cells with similar structure working together for a specific function
What is a cell?
The simplest unit of living things
State the 5 sub-cellular organelles in an animal cell
Nucleus, cell membrane, ribosomes, cytoplasm, mitochondria
State the 8 sub-cellular organelles in an plant cell
Nucleus, cell membrane, ribosomes, cytoplasm, mitochondria, cell wall, chloroplast and vacuole
State the function of the nucleus of a cell
Contains DNA and controls the function of the cell
State the function of the cell membrane of a cell
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
State the function of the ribosome of a cell
Where protein synthesis occurs (proteins are made)
