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Cell Structure and Function Chapter 7
Cells are very diverse. What different kinds of cells do you have in
your body? Name 5 kinds.
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Even though cells are very different in function and appearance, all cells
have certain features in common.
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All cells have a _________membrane. What are its 3 functions?
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All cells use ________as a hereditary blueprint.
Where is this material found?
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All cells contain __________________, all of the material inside
the cell membrane except the nucleus.
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All cells must acquire and expend _________________.
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In prokaryotes…___________________________________
In eukaryotes…____________________________________
Where do green plants get their energy?
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Where do plant-eating animals (herbivores) get their energy?
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Where do animals that eat other animals (carnivores) get
their energy?
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What is the ultimate source (either directly or indirectly) of
all energy for plants and animals?
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What would happen to life on Earth if the sunlight were
blocked from the earth’s surface?
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All cells are small in size.
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The first cells were not seen until the late __________ when
early microscopes were developed.
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Why are organisms made of many small cells and not one big
cell?
…because cells depend on the process of ____________ to
move many substances through the cell and in and out of the cell.
Diffusion is very ______________.
Eukaryotic cells all have similar features
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The control center of the cell is called the ____________.
 It is enclosed by a double membrane called the
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 Openings in the nuclear envelope called __________ allow for
movement of substances in and out of the nucleus.
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 Structures inside the nucleus that contain DNA and proteins are
called _____________________.
 Since DNA cannot leave the nucleus, genetic information is
copied into molecules of __________ and sent out into the
cytoplasm. This information is used to manufacture
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Name 5 ways plants can use large central vacuoles.
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What cell organelles are known as “powerhouses of the cell”?
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What is the function of these organelles?
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In what kinds of cells would you expect to find large
numbers of these organelles?
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In the space below label the picture of this organelle. Label
the following in the diagram: outer membrane, inner membrane,
cristae, matrix, intermembrane compartment.
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An organelle that is responsible for photosynthesis is the
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In what organisms is this organelle found?
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In the space below draw a picture of a chloroplast. Label
these structures in your diagram: outer membrane, inner
membrane, stroma, thylakoid, granum (stack of thylakoids).
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