Cell function lesson 1 & 2

Question 1

What is the jelly-like substance located inside the cell membrane, containing cell parts?

Answer 1

Cytoplasm

Question 2

What provides structure for the cell?

Answer 2

Cell wall (Not present in animal cells)

Question 3

What are organelles that carry out photosynthesis?

Answer 3

Chloroplasts

Question 4

What separates the inside and outside of the cell, and controls what comes in and out?

Answer 4

Cell membrane

Question 5

Also known as the “Powerhouse” of the cell, what breaks down sugar and turns it into energy?

Answer 5

Mitochondria

Question 6

What is the process in which green plants use sunlight to make their own food?

Answer 6

Photosynthesis

Question 7

What is the smallest unit of life that can live on its own (can also divide, multiply, and grow) and makes up all living organisms?

Answer 7

Cell

Question 8

What works alone and/or together to keep the whole cell functioning? It is also known as a small structure in a cell that is surrounded by membrane.

Answer 8

Organelles

Question 9

What organelle contains the cells genes and is also known as the “brain” of the cell?

Answer 9

Nucleus