Download Text Book Reading Questions…The Cell

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Text Book Reading Questions…The Cell!!!
(See chapter 7 in your book to answer these questions)
1. The size of a typical cell is _______________.
2. Who was the first person to observe “cells”?
3. The cell theory states: (3 parts)
4. What is the timeline for the history of the cell?
5. Do all cells have a cell wall?
6. Which are smaller…eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells?
7. Which is simpler?
8. Which does not have a nucleus?
9. In addition to having a nucleus, cytoplasm, and a cell membrane, what else do
eukaryotes have?
10. What is the function of the nucleus?
11. What is chromatin?
12. What are chromosomes?
13. Where is the nucleolus and what is the function?
14. What is the importance of ribosomes?
15. Eukaryotic cells contain an internal membrane known as the
____________________________.
16. What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?
17. What is the role of lysosomes?
18. What are vacuoles?
19. How is the mitochondrion like a powerhouse?
20. Why are chloroplasts important to the process of photosynthesis?
21. What is the function of the cell membrane? Sketch an image of the cell
membrane.