science test gr8 cells

Question 1

cell membrane

Answer 1

controls what comes into and out of a cell

Question 2

cell wall

Answer 2

ridged outer layer of a plant cell (plants only)

Question 3

cytoplasm

Answer 3

gel-like fluid where the organelles are found

Question 4

mitochondria

Answer 4

produces the enrgy a cell needs to carry out its functions

Question 5

lysosomes

Answer 5

uses chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts

Question 6

vacuoles

Answer 6

stores food, water, wastes, and other materials.

Question 7

golgi bodies

Answer 7

receives proteins& materials from the ER, packages them, & distributes them/ processes and packages materials fir the cell

Question 8

chloroplast

Answer 8

captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in a plant cell

Question 9

endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 9

has passageways that carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another

Question 10

ribosomes

Answer 10

assembles amino acids to create proteins/ helps make proteins for the cell

Question 11

nucleus

Answer 11

control center of the cell; contains DNA

Question 12

nucleolus

Answer 12

found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes

Question 13

chromatin

Answer 13

tiny strands inside the nucleus that contain the instructions for directing the cells functions