Cells

Question 1

Cell theory

Answer 1

all living things are made up of cells

Question 2

Chloroplast

Answer 2

This is a plastid with chlorophyll in plants that photosynthesize.

Question 3

Vacuole

Answer 3

This is a tiny fluid-filled cavity in the cytoplasm. It can be used for storage of biochemicals.

Question 4

Cell Membrane

Answer 4

A thin, flexible, semipermeable barrier around the cell which regulates what enters and leaves the cell.

Question 5

Cell Wall

Answer 5

This structure provides support and protection for plant cells.

Question 6

Nucleus

Answer 6

The structure that houses the cells genetic information.

Question 7

Golgi Body

Answer 7

This organelle serves to process and package lipids and proteins in small pinched-off vesicles.

Question 8

Lysosome

Answer 8

These are organelles that digest macromolecules.

Question 9

Ribosome

Answer 9

This organelle synthesizes proteins.

Question 10

Mitochondria

Answer 10

An organelle found in most eukaryotic cells described as “cellular power plants”, because their primary function is to convert organic materials into energy in the form of ATP

Question 11

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

Answer 11

This is a membrane-bound organelle in eukaryotic cells that is the production and transportation of proteins.

Question 12

Organelle

Answer 12

This is any functional structure within the confines of a cell; literally a. “small organ;” it usually has a membrane-based structure