cell structure

Question 1

examples of Eukaryotes

Answer 1

plant and animal cells

Question 2

example of a prokaryotes

Answer 2

bacteria cells

Question 3

The _________ contains the cell’s genetic material (in the form of DNA), and so controls the cell’s activities.

Answer 3

nucleus

Question 4

The ______ are where proteins are made. We sometimes call them the site of protein synthesis.

Answer 4

ribosomes

Question 5

What is ‘cytoplasm’?

Answer 5

A jelly-like material containing nutrients and salts, where chemical reactions take place

Question 6

What are the three main types of cells?

Answer 6

Animal cells, plant cells, and bacterial cells.

Question 7

Name the structures found in both animal and plant cells.

Answer 7

Nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane, mitochondria

Question 8

Name the structures found only in plant cells.

Answer 8

cell wall, vacuole, chloroplasts

Question 9

What do plant cells have that help them keep their shape?

Answer 9

A cell wall and a large vacuole.

Question 10

What is the main difference between bacterial cells and animal/plant cells?

Answer 10

Bacterial cells do not have a nucleus.

Question 11

What is the DNA like in a bacterial cell?

Answer 11

It’s a single circular strand in the cytoplasm (not in a nucleus).

Question 12

What are eukaryotic cells?

Answer 12

Cells that have a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.

Question 13

Which organisms have eukaryotic cells?

Answer 13

Animals, plants, fungi,

Question 14

What are prokaryotic cells?

Answer 14

Cells that do not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.

Question 15

Which type of cell are bacteria?

Answer 15

Prokaryotic

Question 16

How do prokaryotic cells differ from eukaryotic cells in terms of genetic material?

Answer 16

Prokaryotic cells have free-floating DNA, while eukaryotic cells have DNA contained in a nucleus

Question 17

skip

Question 18

What are plasmids in bacterial cells?


Answer 18

small rings of DNA

Question 19

What are the main components of a bacterial cell?

Answer 19

-Single Circular Strand of DNA
-Cytoplasm
-Cell Membrane
-Cell Wall
Plasmid

Question 20

What are the characteristics of bacterial cells?

Answer 20

-Prokaryotic and unicellular
-Have a cell membrane, cell wall, ribosomes, and cytoplasm
-NO mitochondria and chloroplasts
-Genetic material is a single circular strand of DNA (nucleoid)

Question 21

What is the genetic material in bacterial cells called?

Answer 21

Nucleoid

Question 22

What structures do some bacteria have for movement?

Answer 22

Flagella

Question 23

How do flagella help bacteria?


Answer 23

They allow bacteria to move around by rotating

Question 24

What is the function of the nucleus in an animal cell/plant cell?

Answer 24

contains genetic material that controls the activities of the cell

Question 25

What is the function of the cell membrane in an animal cell/plant cell?

Answer 25

controls what enters and exits the cell

Question 26

Where does respiration take place in an animal cell/plant cell?

Answer 26

in the mitchondria

Question 27

What is the function of ribosomes in an animal cell/plant cell?

Answer 27

Ribosomes are where proteins are made

Question 28

What are the main components of an animal cell?

Answer 28

-Nucleus -Cytoplasm -Cell Membrane -Mitochondria -Ribosomes

Question 29

What is the function of the cell wall in plant cells?

Answer 29

made of cellulose to support and strengthen cells

Question 30

What does the vacuole in plant cells contain?

Answer 30

cell sap and helps separate waste products

Question 31

What is the role of chloroplasts in plant cells?

Answer 31

where photosynthesis occurs to make food for the plant

Question 32

What are the main components of a plant cell?

Answer 32

-Nucleus -Cytoplasm -Cell Membrane -Mitochondria -Ribosomes -Cell Wall -Vacuole -Chloroplast

Question 33

What is cytoplasm and what occurs within it?


Answer 33

a gel-like substance where chemical reactions take place

Question 34

What is the function mitochondria?

Answer 34

the site of aerobic respiration, so they release energy for the cell

Question 35

What are the additional structures found in plant cells that are not in animal cells?

Answer 35

Rigid cell wall (made of cellulose) Permanent vacuole (contains cell sap) Chloroplasts (site of photosynthesis)

Question 36

What is the role of the cell wall in plant cells?

Answer 36

It provides support and structure to the cell

Question 37

What does the permanent vacuole contain?

Answer 37

Cell sap, which is a mixture of sugars, salts, and water

Question 38

What green substance do chloroplasts contain?

Answer 38

chlorophyll

Question 39

Why do plants' leaves appear green?

Answer 39

Because of the chlorophyll in chloroplasts

Question 40

True or false? Bacteria have both a cell membrane and a cell wall.

Answer 40

true

Question 41

are bacteria cells unicellular or multicellular

Answer 41

unicellular

Question 42

what is a cell

Answer 42

the smallest unit of life that can live on its own. Cells make up all living organisms and their tissues

Question 43

what is the role of a vacuole

Answer 43

it supports the cell, maintaining its shape

Question 44

what are the roles of plasmids

Answer 44

they contain 'extra genes' that are sometimes useful to the bacteria, such as antibiotic resistance