Biology: Cells

Name:_____________ If you lose me, you owe your teacher chocolate :D

What is all matter made up of? _________

An element is made up of ____________________

The most important elements are: ___________________________________

________________________________________________________________
Cells as Building Blocks

A cell is the ___________ unit of a ________ thing.

A living thing, whether made of _______ cell (like _________) or _________cells

(like a ___________), is called an ___________.

Thus, cells are the ______________________________ of all organisms.

There are 7 life processes carries out by all living things See MRS GREN worksheet

Size of cells

Most cells are very ________and can be seen only with a microscope
The cells of your body are typically ___________________ (m) long.

A micrometer (m) is ______________ of a meter!

I can see a ______________, at a scale of ______.

I can see _____________________, at a scale of _______.

I can see _____________________, at a scale of _______.

I can see _____________________, at a scale of _______.

True or false, Bacteria cells are smaller than our cells? True / False

What is the largest cell you can see with the unaided eye? _______________
1. m= ________________ 3. m= ________________
2. mm= _______________ 4. nm= ________________

Our eye can see from _________________ to ________

Name 2 things from the scale above that we can see with our unaided eye

1. __________________ 2. __________________

A light microscope can see things at a scale of _________ to __________

Name 2 things from the scale above that can be viewed using a light microscope

1. __________________ 2. __________________

An electron microscope can see things at a scale of _________ to __________

Name 2 things that can be viewed using an electron microscope

1. __________________ 2. __________________
 Converting units
X 10 X 1000
cm mm m
10 1000

Convert the following:

100mm=_______cm 1mm=_______m
1cm =______m 5000m = ________mm

Unicellular organisms are made up of only _______ cell

They perform all __________________ necessary for life all

using only one cell
Euglena is a _______________ organism found in pond water.
It moves using a large ___________.
It also has _____________ (the organelle within a cell needed for photosynthesis).

Bacteria are tiny unicellular organisms found everywhere.

They are very simple on the inside (no membrane bound organelles) and have different
shapes (________, _________and ________).
They reproduce using ___________, so just one bacteria can turn into millions of that
same bacteria very quickly!

Amoeba is a unicellular organism found in ________________________.

Has flexible arms called pseudopods to grab its ________. It engulfs its food and digests it
using digestive enzymes.
Multicellular Organisms

Contain many ___________types

of cells!

Each type of cell is ____________.

This means that each type of cell

has a different _____ to do in the organism to meet the 7 life functions necessary
for life.

Are the cells of a mouse a different size to an elephants cells?! True/False

Red blood cells

Red blood cells transport ___________ around the body to all

of our cells and remove ______________.

White blood cells

Found in your blood, they ___________ your body from

invaders (bacteria and viruses)

Muscle Cells

Muscle cells ______ the body and organs by ___________

and ____________.

They are long, strong and thin. They contain lots of

____________________ (energy producing organelles).
Nerve Cells

Nerve cells carry __________________ around the body.

They are _______ (up to 1m), thin and microscopic with many
branches that connect with other nerve cells.

Leaf Cells

Leave cells in a plant absorb _________to

make food (energy) for the plant.

The green part is an organelle called a

___________________.

Guard Cells

Guard cells _________ and _________ holes at the bottom of

leaves.

They are _____________ shaped and can shrink and swell.

Animal vs Plant Cells

Animal and plant cells come in different shapes and sizes, but they all have three basic
features.
 Animal Both Plant

Cell Membrane

__________ a cell and _________ the cell from its surroundings

_______________________ of molecules into and out of the cell

Its like the _____________ of the cell

Cytoplasm

A ___________ solution containing dissolved

_________ and ____________.

The organelles are ______________ in the

cytoplasm
Nucleus

___________ structure that contains the cells ______

in the form of chromosomes.

The ___________ of the cell.

Mitochondria (singluar. __________________)

_____________ shaped structures.

This is were cellular _____________ occurs. ________

and ____________ is converted into usable
_____________ for the cell.

They are the ______________ of the cell!

Endoplasmic Reticulum

A network of tubes and flattened ______ connected to the

____________.

May be __________ or _________ ER (ribosomes

attached)

_____________ substances ________ the cell.

Like the cells ___________

Golgi Body

Also known as golgi complex or golgi

apparatus.

____________ material into vesicles for

_________ out of the cell.

The ___________ of the cell

Ribosome

Tiny ________ organelles ___________ in the

cytoplasm or ___________ to the endoplasmic
reticulum

They are the _____________ of the cell

Lysosome

Membrane-bound ________ containing powerful ___________

that break down debris and foreign material

The ___________ of the cell

 WARNING! PLANT CELLS ONLY! WARNING! PLANT CELLS ONLY!

Cell Wall (only present in plants)

A ______, _______ structure outside

the cell membrane.

Made of _________. ___________ and

_________ the plant cell

Chloroplast

Organelles found only in plant cells (in leaves)

Contain the ________ pigment chlorophyll

Site for _________________ (the process of converting sunlight

into chemical energy)

Large Central Vacuole

Fluid-filled sacs

Large Vacuoles in plant cells

Small or none in animal cells

Storage of ___________, __________, _________ and

___________