6.2 - Cells

Question 1

What is the definition of a prokaryotic cell?

Answer 1

a cell that does not contain a nucleus or membrane bound organelles

Question 2

What is the definition of a eukaryotic cell?

Answer 2

a cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

Question 3

What is special about plant and some bacterial cells?

Answer 3

they have an extra layer of protection called the cell wall

Question 4

What is the cell membrane made out of?

Answer 4

phospholipids

Question 5

What two things is a phospholipid made out of?

Answer 5

a head and a tail

Question 6

Is the head of a phospholipid hydrophilic or hydrophobic?

Answer 6

hydrophilic

Question 7

Is the tail of a phospholipid hydrophilic or hydrophobic?

Answer 7

hydrophobic

Question 8

What is another name for the cell membrane?

Answer 8

the phospholipid bilayer

Question 9

What else can the cell membrane contain?

Answer 9

cholesterol and proteins?

Question 10

What is the purpose of proteins?

Answer 10

help objects pass through the cell membrane

Question 11

What is the purpose of cholesterol?

Answer 11

helps provide extra support to the cell membrane