Cell Review | Biology

Question 1

Prokaryotes

Answer 1

• Lacks a nucleus
• Bacteria
• Lack organelles
• single-called

Question 2

Eukaryotes

Answer 2

• Contains nucleus
• Contains organelles
• evolve from prokaryotes
• multicellular

Question 3

Name the major group of Eukaryotes + Examples

Answer 3

Plants - Oaks trees, clovers, flowers
Animals - Red fox, Beluga Whale
Fungi - Mushroom, Yeast
Protists - Amoeba, Paramecium, Euglena

Question 4

Function of the ribosomes

Answer 4

makes protein

Question 5

Function of the mitochondria

Answer 5

carries out cellular respiration to produce energy (ATP)

Question 6

Function of the lysosomes

Answer 6

digests/breaks down molecules

Question 7

Function of the golgi apparatus

Answer 7

(aka the Golgi process/body)- packages and delivers protein and other materials

Question 8

Function of the Nucleus

Answer 8

stores DNA

Question 9

Function of the Cell Membrane

Answer 9

regulates movement of materials in and out of the cell

Question 10

Function of the Chloroplast

Answer 10

carries out photosynthesis

Question 11

Function of the Vacuole

Answer 11

stores water, nutrients, and other materials in the cell (plants have a central vacuole)

Question 12

If all cells have the same DNA in your body, how come they don’t all look the same, and how come they don’t all do the same job?

Answer 12

Because of cell specialization; some of the genes are turned on and others are turned off according to the function of that cell.