intro to cells

Question 1

Cell Membrane

Answer 1

controls movement of molecules + water in and out of cell

Question 2

Cell Wall (plant only)

Answer 2

rigid protective barrier that supports + gives plants their shape

Question 3

Cytoplasm

Answer 3

jelly-like substance that surrounds cell organelles

Question 4

Nucleus

Answer 4

stores cell’s genetic information and determines cell function

Question 5

Nucleolus

Answer 5

produces ribosomes

Question 6

Ribosomes

Answer 6

makes proteins (helps translate RNA)

Question 7

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 7

transports proteins around the cell

Question 8

the 2 types of Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 8

Rough ER - uses DNA and attached ribosomes to make proteins
Smooth ER - makes lipids

Question 9

Golgi Apparatus

Answer 9

stores + modifies + packages proteins

Question 10

Mitochondria

Answer 10

makes energy (ATP) for the cell

Question 11

Lysosome

Answer 11

bags of digestive enzymes that break down waste + foreign bacteria and recycles old organelles

Question 12

Centriole (animal only)

Answer 12

pulls apart cell in cell division

Question 13

Cilia and Flagella (not all cells)

Answer 13

helps to move cell around by whipping back and forth

Question 14

Vacuoles

Answer 14

stores food + water + waste in cell

Question 15

Chloroplast

Answer 15

responsible for photosynthesis

Question 16

Nuclear Envelope

Answer 16

membrane that surrounds nucleus with pores and holes

Question 17

Cytoskeleton

Answer 17

helps provide shape and internal organization to the cell

Question 18

Vesicles

Answer 18

help transport materials an organism’s needs to survive and recycle waste materials