Module 1 - Cells as the Basis of Life

Question 1

TOPIC 1 -> Cell Structure
Inquiry question: What distinguishes one cell from another? (CARDS 1-

Answer 1

you got this!

Question 2

cell - definition

Answer 2

the smallest structural and functional unit of a living organism - the building blocks of life that make up every living organism

Question 3

organelle - definition

Answer 3

membrane-bound compartments within the cell, each does a different job (function) that helps keep the cell alive

Question 4

NUCLEUS, structure and function

Answer 4

organelle which contains the cell’s genetic information, which is needed for growth, repair and proper functioning

contains chromosomes (made of DNA)

‘cell’s control room’ - responsible for telling the cell what it needs to be doing

surrounded by NUCLEAR MEMBRANE, has gaps called NUCLEAR PORES

also contains NUCLEOLUS

Question 5

NUCLEOLUS

Answer 5

made of proteins and ribonucleic acid (RNA), where the RIBOSOMES are made

Question 6

RIBOSOMES (technically not - not membrane bound)

Answer 6

‘blobs’ made of of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and protein

significance: they make proteins

can either be found floating in cytoplasm or (mostly) connected to the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

Question 7

ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER)

Answer 7

connected to nucleus in certain places, a network of flattened, interconnected membranes, creates a kind of ‘tunnel’ through which substances can move.