Animal and Plant Cells

Question 1

Cell

Answer 1

Basic structural unit of living organisms

Question 2

Nucelus

Answer 2

Controls the cell’s activities

Question 3

Cell membrane

Answer 3

It’s permeable and so controls the movements of substances in and out of the cell

Question 4

Cytoplasm

Answer 4

It is the medium for chemical reaction. It provides a platform upon which other organelles can operate within the cell. All of the functions for cell expansion, growth and replication are carried out in the cytoplasm of a cell.

Question 5

Vacuole

Answer 5

Used to Store Molecules

Question 6

Mitochondria

Answer 6

Powerhouse of the cell - generates most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell’s biochemical reactions.

Question 7

Chloroplast

Answer 7

contains the green pigment, chlorophyll which absorbs light energy for photosynthesis

Question 8

Cell wall

Answer 8

provides structure and protection

Question 9

Ribosomes

Answer 9

used for translating information stored in DNA into proteins that are essential for the cell’s survival and function

Question 10

Chromosome

Answer 10

Thread-like structure found in the nucleus carrying genetic information made of DNA and protein.

Question 11

Organelle

Answer 11

small structures within the cytoplasm that carry out functions necessary to maintain homeostasis in the cell.