Cell Parts

Question 1

The smallest unit that can perform all life processes

Answer 1

Cell

Question 2

A membrane bound organelle that contains the cells DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction

Answer 2

Nucleus

Question 3

Cytoplasm is a thick solution that fills each cell and is enclosed by the cell membrane. It is mainly composed of water, salts, and proteins. In eukaryotic cells, the cytoplasm includes all of the material inside the cell and outside of the nucleus.

Answer 3

Cytoplasm

Question 4

A phospholipid layer that covers a cells surface, acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and cells environment.

Answer 4

Cell Membrane

Question 5

A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support ti the cell

Answer 5

Cell wall

Question 6

Cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular respiration

Answer 6

Mitochondria

Question 7

The organelle that processes and transported proteins and other materials out of the cell

Answer 7

Chloroplast

Question 8

Helps make and package materials to be transported out of the cell

Answer 8

Golgi Complex

Question 9

A system of membranes that is founded in a cells cytoplasm and that assists in the production, processing, and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids

Answer 9

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Question 10

Cell organelle composed of RNA and protein

Answer 10

Ribosome

Question 11

The organelle that digests food particles, wastes, cell parts, and foreign invaders

Answer 11

Lysosome

Question 12

The organelle that stores water and other materials

Answer 12

Vacuole