Looking inside Cells

Question 1

Nucleus

Answer 1

A large oval structure that acts as a cell’s control center

Question 2

Cell Wall

Answer 2

A rigid layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms

Question 3

Cell Membrane

Answer 3

Controls which substances pass into and out of a cell

Question 4

Organelles

Answer 4

Carry out specific functions within a cell

Question 5

Ribosomes

Answer 5

Small grain-shaped organelles that produce proteins

Question 6

Cytoplasm

Answer 6

fills the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus

Question 7

Mitochondria

Answer 7

Convert energy stored in food to energy the cell can use to live and function

Question 8

Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 8

An organelle with a network of membranes that produce many substances

Question 9

Golgi apparatus

Answer 9

Receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the ER, package them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell or to the outside of the cell

Question 10

Vacuole

Answer 10

Stores water, food, or other materials needed by the cell

Question 11

Cholroplast

Answer 11

Captures energy from sunlight and changes it to a form energy cells that can be used in making food

Question 12

Lysosomes

Answer 12

Contain substances that break down large food particles into smaller ones

Question 13

Multicellular

Answer 13

Means “made of many cells”

Question 14

Unicellular

Answer 14

Single-celled organisms

Question 15

Tissue

Answer 15

A group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function