Cell Structure and Function

What is the basic unit of living things?

What are living things composed of?

Which organisms consist of many cells and are called multicellular organisms?

What are unicellular organisms?

What is the main difference between unicellular and multicellular organisms?

What is an example of a unicellular organism?

What did Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden contribute to the development of the cell theory?

What is a key difference between plant and animal cells?

What defines eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?

Why do we study about cells?

What important biological activities take place in the cell?

What is a result of the processes that occur at the cellular level in the human body?

Which structure is common to both plant and animal cells?

What is the function of the cell wall in a plant cell?

Which organelle is responsible for packaging of materials in a cell?

What is the function of the cytoplasm in a cell?

Which structure is found external to the cell membrane in plant cells?

What is the function of the cell membrane?

Where is the site for protein synthesis in a cell?

What is the function of the nucleus in a cell?

Which organelle is responsible for transporting materials throughout the cell?

What distinguishes the rough endoplasmic reticulum from the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

Which cellular structure is responsible for synthesizing proteins?

What is the main function of the cytoplasm in a cell?

What is the primary role of the cell wall in plant cells?

Which cellular component controls what enters into and leaves a cell?

Where are chromosomes found in the cell?