Cells Flashcards
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All organisms are made of cells.
They can be uni or multicellular.
Cells have different shapes and they can be specialized in different functions
Plants and animal cells have structures in common, but they have differences between them
Whats the function of the Cell membrane?
Barrier that keeps cell content
Allows or controls entrance of substances
Partially permeable
What controls all cell activities, and controls cell development?
Nucleus
Whats the function of Cytoplasm?
Place where most cell reactions take place.
Whats the function of Chloroplast
Photosynthesis
Stores starch
What stops cells from bursting, and allows water and substances to pass into the cell
The cell wall
What maintains the shape and firmness of the cell, and stores salts and sugars?
Vacuole
Whats the function of Mitochondria?
Cellular respiration
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Cells can be specialized in specific function, having for that particular characteristics
Whats the formula to calculate the actual image size?
Actual size= image size/ Magnification
Whats the formula to calculate the Magnification?
Magnification= Image size/ Actual size