Anatomy of Composite Cell Vocab

Question 1

metabolic machinery of the cell, highly organized to carry out specific functions fo the cell as a whole

Answer 1

organelle

Question 2

external boundary of cell; regulates flow of materials into and out of cell; site of cell signaling

Answer 2

plasma membrane

Question 3

contains digestive enzymes of many varieties; “suicide sac” of cell

Answer 3

lysosomes

Question 4

scattered throughout the cell; major site of ATP synthesis

Answer 4

mitochondria

Question 5

slender extensions of the plasma membrane that increase its surface area

Answer 5

microvilli

Question 6

stored glycogen granules, crystals, pigments and so on

Answer 6

inclusions

Question 7

membranous system consisting of flattened sacs and vesicles; packages proteins for export

Answer 7

golgi aparatus

Question 8

control center of the cell; necessary for cell division and cell life

Answer 8

nucleus

Question 9

2 rod shaped bodies near the nucleus; direct formation of the mitotic spindle

Answer 9

centrioles

Question 10

dense, darkly stining nuclear body; packing site for ribosomes

Answer 10

chromosomes

Question 11

contractile elements of the cytoskeleton

Answer 11

microfilaments

Question 12

membranous system; involved in intracellular transport of proteins and synthesis of membrane lipids

Answer 12

rough endoplasmic reticulum

Question 13

attached to membrane systems or scattered in the cytoplasm; synthesize proteins

Answer 13

ribosomes

Question 14

threadlike structures in the nucleus; contain DNA

Answer 14

chromatin

Question 15

site of free radical detoxification

Answer 15

peroxisomes