How Well Do You Know Your Cells?
Complete each sentence below with words from the box.
One word will not be used.
cells
cytoplasm
nucleus
cell membrane
Hooke
organelles
cell walls
Leeuwenhoek
ribosomes
chloroplasts
mitochondria
vacuoles
1. All living things are made up of one or more _________________.
2. In the 1660's, Robert ___________________ viewed cork through
one of the first compound microscopes and gave the name "cells".
3. Around the same time, Anton van _____________________ used
his own simple microscopes to view blood and microorganisms.
4. The structures that make up a cell are called _________________.
5. The large, rounded "brain" near the center of the cell is the
______________________.
6. The jellyish substance inside the cell but outside the nucleus is the
______________________.
7. The cell's powerhouses which release energy from food are the
______________________.
8. ______________________ make most of the protein for the cell.
9. ______________________ act like storage areas within the cell.
10. Only plant cells have _______________ and ________________.
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How Well Do You Know Your Cells?
Complete each sentence below with words from the box.
KEY
One word will not be used.
cells
cytoplasm
nucleus
cell membrane
Hooke
organelles
cell walls
Leeuwenhoek
ribosomes
chloroplasts
mitochondria
vacuoles
1. All living things are made up of one or more
2. In the 1660's, Robert
Hooke
cells .
viewed cork through
one of the first compound microscopes and gave the name "cells".
3. Around the same time, Anton van
Leeuwenhoek
used
his own simple microscopes to view blood and microorganisms.
4. The structures that make up a cell are called
organelles .
5. The large, rounded "brain" near the center of the cell is the
nucleus .
6. The jellyish substance inside the cell but outside the nucleus is the
cytoplasm .
7. The cell's powerhouses which release energy from food are the
mitochondria .
8.
Ribosomes
9.
Vacuoles
make most of the protein for the cell.
act like storage areas within the cell.
10. Only plant cells have
cell walls
and
chloroplasts .
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Cell Structure and Processes
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1. what ribosomes make
2. 3rd stage; chromosomes separate
3. osmosis is a form of passive ________
5. organelle found only in plant cells
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the nuclear membrane is ______,
1. allowing materials to pass through
4. storage/transport sacks in a cell
9. organelle which produces protein
sack filled with enzymes; breaks
6. dense center portion of nucleus
11. down foreign substances
7. jellylike matrix for organelles
12. process of cell division
material of which chromosomes are made;
8. condenses during prophase
10. forms vesicles: the ________ complex
type of cell with a long "arm" - the
13. axon
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Cell Structure and Processes
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12. process of cell division
material of which chromosomes are made;
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10. forms vesicles: the ________ complex
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Cell Structure and Division
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2. 4th stage of mitosis; two cells form
4. the cell _______ surrounds the cell
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5. the _______ forms in the cell
barrel-shaped organelles usually found in
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10. the rounded "brain" of the cell
7. mitochondria are the _______ of the cell
11. where the cell grows larger
the longest stage of mitosis,
8. 2nd stage; chromosomes line up
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Cell Structure and Division
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cells are formed
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4. the cell _______ surrounds the cell
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5. the _______ forms in the cell
barrel-shaped organelles usually found in
6. pairs and perpendicular to each other
10. the rounded "brain" of the cell
7. mitochondria are the _______ of the cell
11. where the cell grows larger
the longest stage of mitosis,
8. 2nd stage; chromosomes line up
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How many
cells are
hidden in this
puzzle?
First find all 20
words in the
box below and
circle them.
Then see how
many times
you can find
the word
"CELL" in the
letters
surrounding
those words!
Look forwards,
backwards,
upside down,
and even
diagonal.
ANAPHASE
MICROTUBULE
CENTRIOLE
MITOCHONDRIA
CHLOROPLAST
MITOSIS
CHROMATIN
NUCLEOLUS
CYTOPLASM
NUCLEUS
GOLGI
ORGANELLES
INTERPHASE
OSMOSIS
LYSOSOME
PROPHASE
MEMBRANE
RIBOSOME
METAPHASE
TELOPHASE
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How many
cells are
hidden in this
puzzle?
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First find all 20
words in the
box below and
circle them.
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Then see how
many times
you can find
the word
"CELL" in the
letters
surrounding
those words!
Look forwards,
backwards,
upside down,
and even
diagonal.
ANAPHASE
MICROTUBULE
CENTRIOLE
MITOCHONDRIA
CHLOROPLAST
MITOSIS
CHROMATIN
NUCLEOLUS
CYTOPLASM
NUCLEUS
GOLGI
ORGANELLES
INTERPHASE
OSMOSIS
LYSOSOME
PROPHASE
MEMBRANE
RIBOSOME
METAPHASE
TELOPHASE
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Matching Cells
Match.
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cell
A.
built simple microscopes in Holland
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Robert Hooke
B.
organelles that make proteins
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
C.
jelly-like substance outside nucleus
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cell theory
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outside of cell membrane
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organelles
E.
tubes to move materials through cell
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cytoplasm
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named little boxes "cells"
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mitochondria
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storage areas of the cell
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ribosomes
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all living things come from cells;
new cells only come from other cells
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endoplasmic reticulum
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powerhouse of cell; releases energy
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vaculoes
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food-making structure in plant cell
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cell wall
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basic unit of life
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chloroplast
L.
various structures within cells
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skin cell
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fat cells
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gland cells
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muscle cells
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cartilage cells
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D
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bone cells
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columnar cell
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red blood cells
H
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Matching Cells
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cell
A.
built simple microscopes in Holland
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Robert Hooke
B.
organelles that make proteins
A
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
C.
jelly-like substance outside nucleus
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cell theory
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outside of cell membrane
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organelles
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tubes to move materials through cell
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cytoplasm
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named little boxes "cells"
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mitochondria
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storage areas of the cell
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ribosomes
H.
all living things come from cells;
new cells only come from other cells
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endoplasmic reticulum
I.
powerhouse of cell; releases energy
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vaculoes
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food-making structure in plant cell
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cell wall
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basic unit of life
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chloroplast
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various structures within cells
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skin cell
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fat cells
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gland cells
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muscle cells
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cartilage cells
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bone cells
B
columnar cell
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red blood cells
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Organelles & Mitosis
Circle the letter of the best answer for each question.
1. Which of these makes the most protein for the cell?
A. golgi complex
C. mitochondria
B. cell membrane
D. ribosomes
2. What stage includes chromosomes lining up in the center of the cell?
A. interphase
C. telophase
B. metaphase
D. prophase
3. What organelle makes food for plants?
A. chloroplast
C. cell wall
B. chlorophyll
D. cell membrane
4. What organelle is like the cell's highway?
A. vacuoles
C. nucleolus
B. endoplasmic reticulum
D. cell membrane
5. During which stage of mitosis do two daughter cells appear?
A. prophase
C. telophase
B. anaphase
D. metaphase
6. Who provided the name "cell"?
A. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
C. Matthew Schleiden
B. Robert Hooke
D. Rudolf Virchow
7. What structures in the cell release energy stored in food?
A. ribosomes
C. vacuoles
B. nucleus
D. mitochondria
8. Which organelle is a fluid-filled sack that acts like a storage area?
A. vacuole
C. nucleus
B. ribosome
D. nucleolus
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Organelles & Mitosis
KEY
Circle the letter of the best answer for each question.
1. Which of these makes the most protein for the cell?
A. golgi complex
C. mitochondria
B. cell membrane
D. ribosomes
2. What stage includes chromosomes lining up in the center of the cell?
A. interphase
C. telophase
B. metaphase
D. prophase
3. What organelle makes food for plants?
A. chloroplast
C. cell wall
B. chlorophyll
D. cell membrane
4. What organelle is like the cell's highway?
A. vacuoles
C. nucleolus
B. endoplasmic reticulum
D. cell membrane
5. During which stage of mitosis do two daughter cells appear?
A. prophase
C. telophase
B. anaphase
D. metaphase
6. Who provided the name "cell"?
A. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
C. Matthew Schleiden
B. Robert Hooke
D. Rudolf Virchow
7. What structures in the cell release energy stored in food?
A. ribosomes
C. vacuoles
B. nucleus
D. mitochondria
8. Which organelle is a fluid-filled sack that acts like a storage area?
A. vacuole
C. nucleus
B. ribosome
D. nucleolus
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