B1- Cell Biology

Question 1

What is a eukaryotic cell?

Answer 1

A cell with membrane-bound organelles

Question 2

What kind of cells are eukaryotic cells?

Answer 2

Plant and animal cells

Question 3

What is a prokaryotic cell?

Answer 3

A cell without membrane bound organelles

Question 4

Which is bigger: eukaryotic cells or prokaryotic cells?

Answer 4

Eukaryotic cells

Question 5

What kind of cells are prokaryotic cells?

Answer 5

Bacterial cells

Question 6

What is the function of the nucleus?

Answer 6

Contains genetic information
Controls the cells activities

Question 7

What is the function of the cytoplasm?

Answer 7

Contains the cell’s organelles
Contains enzymes
Where chemical reactions occur

Question 8

What is the function of the cell membrane?

Answer 8

Controls what enters and exits the cell

Question 9

What is the function of the ribosomes?

Answer 9

Sites of proteinsynthesis

Question 10

What is the function of the chloroplast?

Answer 10

Contains chlorophyll which absorb light for photosynthesis

Question 11

What is the function of the vacuole?

Answer 11

Contains cell sap (a mixture of sugar, salt and water)

Question 12

What is the function of the cell wall?

Answer 12

Gives the cell its shape
Provides strength and support for the cell

Question 13

What are plasmids?

Answer 13

Small rings of DNA which carry extra genes such as antibiotic resistance

Question 14

What is the function of the mitochondria?

Answer 14

Provides the cell with energy by releasing it from aerobic respiration

Question 15

What is the function of singular circular strands of DNA?

Answer 15

Contains the bacterial cell’s DNA as it doesn’t have a nucleus

Question 16

What is the function of the flagella on a bacterial cell?

Answer 16

It allows the to move