Cell Parts Quiz

Question 0

nuclear envelope

Answer 0

membrane surrounding the nucleus

Question 1

plasma membrane

Answer 1

thin flexible barrier that regulates what enters and exits the cell; composed of two layers of lipids

Question 2

nucleus

Answer 2

contains the DNA and controls all of the cell’s activities

Question 3

nucleolus

Answer 3

helps to assemble ribosomes

Question 4

cytoplasm

Answer 4

material between the cell membrane and the nucleus

Question 5

mitochondrion

Answer 5

breaks down food to make ATP

Question 6

endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 6

internal transport system of the cell, modifies proteins, and synthesizes lipids

Question 7

Golgi apparatus

Answer 7

stack of membranes that modify proteins and creates “packages” to send them to other locations

Question 8

lysosome

Answer 8

filled with enzymes to breakdown dead cell parts and foreign objects; only found in animal cells

Question 9

ribosome

Answer 9

synthesizes proteins

Question 10

vacuole

Answer 10

stores water and nutrients for the cell; very large i plant cells

Question 11

cell wall

Answer 11

provides structure and support around cell membrane of plants, fungi, and some bacteria

Question 12

chloroplast

Answer 12

uses sunlight to make carbohydrates in plants, some bacteria and protists

Question 13

centriole

Answer 13

organize the spindle fibers to seperate chromosomes during animal cell mitosis

Question 14

cytoskeleton

Answer 14

network of proteins in the cytoplasm that help cell maintain its shape

Question 15

cilia

Answer 15

hairlike projections that help some cells move

Question 16

flagella

Answer 16

whiplike structure some cells use for propulsion

Question 17

pseudopod

Answer 17

projection of cytoplasm that some protists use for movement and feeding