Biology: Plant & Animal Cells

Question 1

In a cell, what is the cell membrane?

Answer 1

The protective barrier around the cell.

Question 2

What is the protective barrier around the cell?

Answer 2

The cell membrane.

Question 3

In a cell, what is cytoplasm?

Answer 3

The jellylike substance in the cell. Other organelles are suspended in it.

Question 4

What is the jellylike substance in the cell that other organelles are suspended in?

Answer 4

Cytoplasm.

Question 5

In a cell, what is the nucleus?

Answer 5

The nucleus is the controller of the cell. It controls all cell activities and is located inside the nuclear envelope.

Question 6

What controls all cell activities?

Answer 6

The nucleus.

Question 7

In a cell, what is the nucleolus?

Answer 7

A dense center in the nucleus that makes ribosomes.

Question 8

What is the dense center in the nucleus of a cell that makes ribosomes?

Answer 8

The nucleolus.

Question 9

In a cell, what are chromosomes (DNA)?

Answer 9

Chromosomes (DNA) are the blueprints for the cell, usually in the form of chromatin.

Question 10

What are the blueprints for cells?

Answer 10

Chromosomes (DNA).

Question 11

In a cell, what is the mitochondria?

Answer 11

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. It converts sugar to usable energy.

Question 12

What part of the cell converts sugar to usable energy?

Answer 12

The mitochondria.

Question 13

In a cell, what is the lysosome?

Answer 13

The lysosome is the cleaner of the cell, it is filled with enzymes to kill invading bacteria.

Question 14

What part of the cell is filled with enxymes to kill invading bacteria?

Answer 14

The lysosome, the cleaner of the cell.

Question 15

In a cell, what is the golgi apparatus?

Answer 15

The golgi apparatus modifies, sorts and packages protein made in the ER for delivery throughout the cell.

Question 16

What part of the cell modifies, sorts and packages proteins made in the ER for delivery throughout the cell?

Answer 16

The golgi apparatus.

Question 17

In a cell, what is the endoplasmic reticulum?

Answer 17

A series of tubes that carries materials throughout the cell. Rough ER is covered in ribosomes and makes proteins. Smooth ER has no ribosomes and makes fats and oils.

Question 18

In a cell, what is the difference between Smooth ER and Rough ER?

Answer 18

Rough ER is covered in ribosomes and makes proteins. Smooth ER has no ribosomes and makes fats and oils.

Question 19

What part of the cell is a series of tubes that carries materials throughout the cell?

Answer 19

The endoplasmic reticulum.

Question 20

What part of the cell is covered in ribosomes and makes proteins?

Answer 20

The rough ER.

Question 21

What part of the cell is not covered in robosomes and makes fats and oils?

Answer 21

The smooth ER.

Question 22

In a cell, what are ribosomes?

Answer 22

Ribosomes are where protein is assembled.

Question 23

What part of the cell assembles protein?

Answer 23

The ribosomes.

Question 24

In a cell, what is the cytoskeleton?

Answer 24

The cytoskeleton is a network of fibers made of protein filaments that keep the cells shape.

Question 25

What part of the cell is a network of fibers made of protein filaments that keep the cells shape.

Answer 25

The cytoskeleton.

Question 26

In an animal cell, what are the centrioles?

Answer 26

The centrioles are a pair of structure involved in cell division.

Question 27

What part of the animal cell is a pair of structures involved in cell division?

Answer 27

The centrioles.

Question 28

In a plant cell, what is the cell wall?

Answer 28

The cell wall is a rigid wall that provides strength, protection and support.

Question 29

What part of the plant cell provides support, protection and strength?

Answer 29

The cell wall.

Question 30

In a plant cell, what is the central vacuole?

Answer 30

The central vacuole stores water and gives rigidity to the cell.

Question 31

What part of the plant cell stores water?

Answer 31

The central vacuole.

Question 32

In a plant cell, what is the chloroplast?

Answer 32

The chloroplast is the site of photosynthesis. It contains a green pigment called chlorophyll.

Question 33

What part of the plant cell is the site of photosynthesis?

Answer 33

The chloroplast.

Question 34

What type of cell contains chlorophyll? (Plant or Animal)

Answer 34

Plant

Question 35

What type of cell has a large central vacuole? (Plant or Animal)

Answer 35

Plant

Question 36

What type of cell stores energy in starch or oils? (Plant or Animal)

Answer 36

Plant

Question 37

What type of cell stores energy in glycogen (a carb) or lipids? (Plant or Animal)

Answer 37

Animal

Question 38

What type of cell has centrioles? (Plant or Animal)

Answer 38

Animal

Question 39

What type of cell has specialized compounds for special functions? (Plant or Animal)

Answer 39

Animal (ex. hemoglobin in red blood cells)

Question 40

What part of the cell is the condensed form of chromosomes?

Answer 40

Chromatin

Question 41

In a cell, what is chromatin?

Answer 41

A condensed form of chromosomes.

Question 42

Define Organelle

Answer 42

Small cell part that maintains life processes of the cell.

Question 43

What is a small cell part that maintains life processes of the cell?

Answer 43

Organelle

Question 44

In cells, what are spindle fibers?

Answer 44

Spindle fibers are microtubules that move chromosomes during cell division.

Question 45

What are the microtubules that move chromosomes during cell division known as?

Answer 45

Spindle Fibers

Question 46

In cells, what are sister chromatids?

Answer 46

Identical pieces of DNA that are crucial in the process of cell division.

Question 47

What are the identical pieces of DNA that are important in cell division known as?

Answer 47

Sister Chromatids