Cell deff

Question 1

Cell Membrane

Answer 1

-barrier between cell and its
environment
-supports and protects the cell
-regulates what can enter and leave
the cell

Question 2

Chloroplast

Answer 2

-uses energy from the sun for
photosynthesis so that food can be
made

Question 3

Endoplasmic
Reticulum

Answer 3

-rough: involved in protein
production, sends some proteins to
the Golgi body and some to the cell
membrane
-smooth: involved with the
production, metabolism, and
storage of fats and steroids

Question 4

Golgi
Body

Answer 4

-sorts and processes proteins from
the rough ER, packages them in
vesicles, then stores them for later
use or transports them through the
cell

Question 5

Lysosome

Answer 5

-for digestion, breaks down waste
-breaks down large food particles
into smaller particles
-breaks down harmful substances

Question 6

Mitochondrion

Answer 6

-“powerhouse” of cell, breaks down
food and releases energy
-uses oxygen in this process and
gives off carbon dioxide

Question 7

Nucleus

Answer 7

control center

Question 8

Ribosome

Answer 8

site of protein synthesis

Question 9

Vacuole

Answer 9

-stores food, water, waste, and
dissolved minerals (materials that
are not immediately used)

Question 10

Cell Wall

Answer 10

-shapes and supports a plant cell,
makes cell rigid, allows gases (H2O,
O2, CO2) to enter and exit cell

Question 11

Chlorophyll

Answer 11

-traps energy from sun

Question 12

Cytoplasm

Answer 12

-fills the cell and other parts of the
cell float in it
-helps to move materials to different
parts of the cell

Question 13

Nucleolus

Answer 13

-makes ribosomes