Cells Flashcards
What is the Cell Theory?
Living cells come only from other living cells, Cells are the basic structure and function in living organisms, and all living organisms are made up of cells.
What is the difference between a plant cell and animal cell?
Animal cells have a cell membrane and smaller vacuoles plant cells have a cell wall and bigger vacuoles.
What is Multicellular?
It has more than one cell.
Ex. animals
what is unicellular?
It only has one cell
Ex. paramecium.
What is a Eukaryotic cell?
It is any cell with a defined nucleus. It is larger, multicellular, has a membrane, has mitochondria, and has large amounts of DNA.
*YOUkaryotic
What is Prokaryotic cell?
It is any cell without a defined nucleus. It is smaller, unicellular, no membrane and mitochondria, and has small amounts of DNA.
What is Selectively Permeable?
It only allows certain things in and out.
What is Impermeable?
It does not allow things in and out.
What is Diffusion?
The movement of particles in fluids from an area of high concentration to low concentration.
