Cell Structure

Question 1

Function of Nucleus

Answer 1

• Controls cell activities
• Contains DNA

Question 2

Function of cytoplasm

Answer 2

• where chemical reactions take place

Question 3

Function of Cell membrane

Answer 3

• controls what enters and leaves the cell

Question 4

Function of cell wall

Answer 4

• Provides cell with structural support and shape

Question 5

Function of Vacuole

Answer 5

• Store cell sap

Question 6

Function of chloroplast

Answer 6

• To produce energy through photosynthesis

Question 7

Function of Ribosome

Answer 7

• Make proteins from amino acids

Question 8

Function of Mitochondria

Answer 8

• Release energy through respiration

Question 9

Give two examples of Eukaryotes

Answer 9

Animal and plant cells

Question 10

What is a eukaryotic cell

Answer 10

A cell that contains its genetic material (DNA) enclosed in a nucleus

Question 11

Give an example of a Prokaryotes

Answer 11

Bacterial Cell

Question 12

What is a Prokaryote

Answer 12

A cell with its genetic material not enclosed in a nucleus

Question 13

What sub-cellular structures do plant cells contain that animal cells do not

Answer 13

• cell wall
• Vacuole
• Chloroplast

Question 14

What are the two sub-cellular structures in bacterial cell that contain DNA and give their function?

Answer 14

Circular DNA - controls the cell activities

Plasmid - Aids in the conjugation of bacteria

Question 15

Give approximations for the size of a animal cell, plant cell and bacterial cell.

Answer 15

Animal: 10 micrometers

Plant: 50 micrometers

Bacterial: 5 micrometers