Download Unit 2 Cell Vocabulary

Cell Essential Questions & Vocabulary
Name: ________________________________________
Biology Block: ____
Unit 3. Cells
These questions are for you to consider during the unit. You should be able to
answer them at the end of the unit. You do not need to answer them for
homework.
1. What is the cell theory and how does it relate to living organisms?
2. What are the four structures that all cells have in common?
3. What is the structure and function of cell membranes?
4. What limits cell size?
5. What are the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
6. What are the differences among animal and plant and fungi cells?
7. What are the 10 main cell organelles and what are each of their functions?
8. What is the hierarchy leading from cells to organs systems?
9. How are both active and passive transport important to cell function?
10. Why is diffusion important for proper cell functioning?
11. What is osmosis and why is important for proper cell functioning?
12. What happens during interphase and mitosis?
13. What role does cytokinesis play in the cell cycle?
14. How does an uncontrolled cell cycle relate to cancer?
15. How are the number of chromosomes per cell affected by the cell cycle?
16. How do dividing cells distribute chromosomes?
17. How can all somatic cells have the same number of chromosomes with the
exact same DNA?
18. How do gametes differ from somatic cells?
19. Why are photosynthesis and respiration considered cellular processes?
20. What are the two stages of photosynthesis and where do they take place?
21. How are the requirements for photosynthesis and cellular respiration
related?
22. What are the three stages of cellular respiration and where in the cell
does each stage occur?
23. Why is aerobic respiration more efficient than anaerobic respiration
(fermentation)?
Cell Essential Questions & Vocabulary
Name: ________________________________________
Biology Block: ____
Textbook Sections for Reading:
Chapter 7: CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
7-1 Life is Cellular
page 173 questions 1-5
7-2 Eukaryotic Cell Structure
page 181 questions 1-5
7-3 Cell Boundaries
page 189 questions 1-6
7-4 The Diversity of Cellular Life page 193 questions 1-4
Chapter 10: CELL GROWTH AND DIVISION
10-1 Cell Growth
page 243 questions 1-4
10-2 Cell Division
page 249 questions 1-6
Chapters 8 and 9: PHOTOSYNTHESIS, RESPIRATION AND
FERMENTATION [Overview only]
Unit 2 Cell Vocabulary:
Cell Structure
1. Cell membrane
2. Nucleus
3. Cytoplasm
4. Organelle
5. Cell Wall
6. Nuclear envelope
7. Nucleolus
8. Mitochondria
9. Chloroplasts
10. Ribosomes
11. Endoplasmic
reticulum (ER)
12. Golgi apparatus
13. Lysosomes
14. Vacuoles
15. Cytoskeleton
Levels of Cell
Organization
16. Tissue
17. Organ
18. Organ system
Cell Transport Processes
19. Passive transport
20. Diffusion
21. Concentration
gradient
22. Selectively
permeable
23. Osmosis
24. Hypertonic
solution
25. Hypotonic solution
26. Isotonic solution
27. Facilitated
diffusion
28. Active transport
29. Transport vesicle
30. Endocytosis
31. Phagocytosis
32. Exocytosis
Cell Division
33. Cell cycle
34. Mitosis
35. Somatic cell
36. Gamete (sex cell)
37. Chromosome
38. Chromatin
39. Sister
chromatids
40. Centromere
41. Centrioles
42. Spindle (fibers)
43. Interphase
44. Prophase
45. Metaphase
46. Anaphase
47. Telophase
48. Cytokinesis
Cell Energetics
49. Photosynthesis
50. Cellular
respiration
51. Fermentation