Animal and Plant Cells

Question 1

What is a cell

Answer 1

Cells are building blocks of all living things.

Question 2

What are the smaller cell parts in the cytoplasm called.

Answer 2

Organelles

Question 3

Name each organelle and their function

Answer 3

Mitochondria - releases energy from food
Ribosomes - produce proteins used by the body for growth and repair.
Lysosomes - get rid of waste from cell.
Endoplasmic reticulum - form pathways that allow materials to move quickly and easily through the cell.

Question 4

Name the four parts of animal cell

Answer 4

Nucleus, Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, Vacuole

Question 5

Role of the Nucleus

Answer 5

control centre of the cell, controls chemical reactions and how the cell develops and reproduces

Question 6

Role of the cell membrane

Answer 6

the “skin” that holds the cell together, controls what comes into and leaves the cell

Question 7

Role of the cytoplasm

Answer 7

a watery jelly like mixture that contains many smaller parts where the work of the cell takes place

Question 8

Role of the Vacuole

Answer 8

may contain waste or chemicals that are being moved around the cell

Question 9

Name the extra parts of the plant cell

Answer 9

chloroplasts, cell wall

Question 10

role of the chloroplasts

Answer 10

contain a green substance called chlorophyll and are the site of photosynthesis.

Question 11

What is photosynthesis

Answer 11

where by Plants make their own food from water and carbon dioxide using energy from the sun