Cell Parts (also called "Organelles")

Question 1

Cell membrane

Answer 1

Gives the cell its shape and to control what comes in and out of the cell.

Question 2

Nucleus

Answer 2

Houses the cell’s DNA.

Question 3

Cell wall

Answer 3

Only found in plants and bacteria-job is to give the cell more structure & support. It is OUTSIDE of the cell membrane.

Question 4

Mitochondria

Answer 4

Creates energy for the cell (through cellular respiration).

Question 5

Cytoplasm

Answer 5

The jello-like substance, mostly made of water, that takes up most of the space of the cell. The other cell parts are suspended in the cytoplasm.

Question 6

DNA/chromosomes

Answer 6

The hereditary material of the cell. *Think: things that are INHERITED (hereditary) are given to you from people that were alive before you. In the case of your DNA, it is inherited from your parents.

Question 7

Chloroplasts

Answer 7

Capture energy from the sun for use in photosynthesis (the process plants use to create energy for themselves as well as oxygen and other sugars).

Question 8

Vacuoles

Answer 8

Storage spaces for the cell.

Question 9

Large Central Vacuole

Answer 9

A large vacuole found in plant cells that is used to store and pump water out of the cell.