Cells Flashcards
Who is Robert Hooke?
He discovered cells
What is a light microscope
A microscope that can view things 1500 times
What is an electron microscope
A microscope that can magnify things up to a million times
What is a Prokaryote?
A prokaryote is a cell without a nucleus or other membrane bound organelles.
What is a eukaryotes?
A circular cell that has a nucleus and other membrane bound cells.
What is a cell membrane?
It is what is on the outer part of a cell and let’s some materials in and out of the cell.
What is Cytosol?
The fluid inside a cell
What is a ribosome?
Small circular structures in a cell
What is a Cytoplasm?
A jelly-like material that is found inside a cell that contains the nucleus and the vacuole
What is metabolism?
The chemical reaction that occurs in an organism that uses the energy to grow or repair cells.
What is the nucleus
The control centre of the cell
What is a vacuole
An organelle that stores water
What is a cell?
Cells are the smallest unit of life and building blocks of all living things.
