cells and their functions

Question 1

Vacuole

Answer 1

stores water and minerals in plant cells

Question 2

chromosomes

Answer 2

genetic material inside nucleus

Question 3

cytoplasm

Answer 3

jelly-like substance inside the cell

Question 4

mitochondria

Answer 4

make ATP (energy)

Question 5

cell wall

Answer 5

protects and supports plant cells

Question 6

nucleolus

Answer 6

makes the ribosomes

Question 7

lysosome

Answer 7

digests old, damaged cells and bacteria

Question 8

ribosomes

Answer 8

site of protein synthesis

Question 9

endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

Answer 9

transport system within the cell

Question 10

Prokaryote

Answer 10

a cell with no organelles or nucleus

Question 11

Golgi apparatus

Answer 11

packages proteins and other substances

Question 12

cell membranes

Answer 12

regulates what enters or leaves the cell

Question 13

chloroplast

Answer 13

site of photosynthesis

Question 14

eukaryotes

Answer 14

cells with organelles and a nucleus

Question 15

nucleus

Answer 15

control center of the cell

Question 16

what are two groups of cells

Answer 16

prokaryote & eukaryote

Question 17

Hooke (contribution)

Answer 17

Made the first compound light microscope

Question 18

Leeuwenhoek (contribution)

Answer 18

discovered microscopic organisms & saw the first living cell

Question 19

Robert Brown (contribution)

Answer 19

saw a dense object inside the cell and named it the nucleus

Question 20

Mathias Schleiden (contribution)

Answer 20

Said plants are made of cells

Question 21

Theodor Schwann (contribution)

Answer 21

looked at animal parts and said animals are made of cells

Question 22

Rudolf Virchow (contribution)

Answer 22

Physician & biologist

Question 23

3 parts to the cell theory and when it was developed

Answer 23

1) All living organisms are composed of one or more cells
2) The cell is the basic unit of life
3) All cells arise from pre- existing cells
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Question 24

what are the small parts of the cell that preform specific functions called

Answer 24

organelles

Question 25

where could you find archaebacteria

Answer 25

extreme heat environments

Question 26

what type of organisms are made of prokaryotic cells

Answer 26

bacteria and archae

Question 27

me one type of eubacteria

Answer 27

bacillus

Question 28

what controls what enters or leaves a cell

Answer 28

cell membrane

Question 29

define selectively (semi) permeable

Answer 29

chooses what passes through based on specific criteria