Chapter 16

Question 1

the gel-like fluid inside the cell that is the medium for chemical reaction

Answer 1

Cytoplasms

Question 2

contains the instructions needed for an organism to develop, survive and reproduce.

Answer 2

DNA

Question 3

regulates the transport of materials entering and exiting the cell.

Answer 3

cell membrane

Question 4

provides tensile strength and protection against mechanical and osmotic stress

Answer 4

cell wall

Question 5

the site of protein synthesis in the cell

Answer 5

Ribosomes

Question 6

the repository of genetic information and as the cell’s control center

Answer 6

Nucleus

Question 7

facilitating ribosome biogenesis

Answer 7

Nucleolus

Question 8

organizing microtubules that serve as the cell’s skeletal system

Answer 8

Centriole

Question 9

factory in which proteins received from the ER are further processed and sorted for transport to their eventual destinations: lysosomes, the plasma membrane, or secretion

Answer 9

Golgi Apparatus/Body

Question 10

the digestive system of the cell

Answer 10

Lysosome

Question 11

help sequester waste products

Answer 11

Vacuole

Question 12

to produce proteins for the rest of the cell to function

Answer 12

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Question 13

produce energy through photosynthesis and oxygen-release processes, which sustain plant growth and crop yield

Answer 13

Chloroplast

Question 14

helps cells maintain their shape and internal organization

Answer 14

Cytoskeleton

Question 15

Chloroplast, One Large Vacuole, and cell wall

Answer 15

Unique to plant cells

Question 16

Lysosomes and Many small Vacules

Answer 16

Unique to Animals cells