Cell Parts and Organelles

Question 1

What is an organelle?

Answer 1

An organelle is a part of a cell located between the cell wall and the nucleus, surrounded by membrane

Question 2

What is the function of the cell membrane?

Answer 2

The cell membrane controls what enters and exits the cell

Question 3

What is the function of Mitochondria?

Answer 3

Mitochondria is the site of respiration - they release energy. This is where the oxygen in respiration is used.

Question 4

What is the function of Ribosomes?

Answer 4

Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis (it is where proteins are made)

Question 5

What is the function of the cell wall?

Answer 5

The cell wall gives the cell structure and supports it

Question 6

What occurs in cytoplasm?

Answer 6

Cytoplasm is where the chemical reactions occur

Question 7

What is the function of Chloroplasts and what do they contain?

Answer 7

Chloroplasts absorb light for photo synthesis and contain chlorophyll

Question 8

Which parts of the cell are not organelles?

Answer 8

The nucleus,
The cell wall,
The cell membrane

Question 9

What is a cell?

Answer 9

It is the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently

They help us function properly and when a vast amount of them are combined they form an organism

Question 10

Are these found in an animal cell, a plant cell, or both?:

Nucleus
Vacuole
Mitochondria
Cell wall
Cytoplasm
Cell Membrane
Chloroplast
Ribosomes

Answer 10

Nucleus: both
Vacuole: plant
Mitochondria: both
Cell wall: plant
Cell membrane: both
Chloroplasts: plant
Ribosomes: animal

Question 11

Where does the chemical reactions occur?

Answer 11

The chemical reactions occur in cytoplasm