Cell Structure

Question 1

What is the cell wall made of

Answer 1

Cellulose

Question 2

What does the cell wall do

Answer 2

Gives strength and makes it less flexible

Question 3

Where is the Cell membrane found

Answer 3

Usually found inside the cell wall

Question 4

What is the cell membrane made up of

Answer 4

Phospholipids and proteins

Question 5

What does the nucleus contain and give examples

Answer 5

Cells genetic info eg. rna dna snd proteins

Question 6

What does the nucleus control

Answer 6

The activities of the cell

Question 7

What does the nucleus make

Answer 7

Ribosomes

Question 8

Mitochondria

Answer 8

Supply energy to the cell in a process known as respiration

Question 9

Cells with a lot of mitochondria produce a lot of..?

Answer 9

Energy

Question 10

What part of the mitochondria produce energy

Answer 10

Inner membranes

Question 11

Ribosomes

Answer 11

Red dots in cells. Their function is to make proteins

Question 12

Cytoplasm

Answer 12

Clear jelly like fluid in cells. Contains the living material in a cell outside the nucleus

Question 13

Chloroplast

Answer 13

Function is photosynthesis

Question 14

What is the cell wall is composed of

Answer 14

Cellulose fibre polyaccharids and proteins

Question 15

Function of cell wall

Answer 15

Support and strengthen the cell

Question 16

Vacuoles

Answer 16

Membrane bound sacs within the cytoplasm of a cell

Question 17

What do vacuoles provide

Answer 17

Structural support and serving functions such as storage waste disposal, protection and growth

Question 18

Plant cells have..

Answer 18

Large vacuoles

Question 19

Ultrastructure

Answer 19

The detail of a structure as seen using an electron microscope

Question 20

Electron microscope can

Answer 20

Produce images very clearly which is ideal for observing very small objects

Question 21

Function of the membrane

Answer 21

Retain the cell contents
Recognise molecules that touch them
Give some support to the cell

Question 22

What supply energy to the cell

Answer 22

Mitochondria

Question 23

What does RNA mean

Answer 23

Ribonucleic acid

Question 24

What makes ribosomes

Answer 24

The nucleus

Question 25

Genes are

Answer 25

Structures that inform the cell how to make certain proteins

Question 26

Prokaryotic cells

Answer 26

Do not have a nucleus or membrane-enclosed organelles

Question 27

Name three features of prokaryotic organisms

Answer 27

Single celled
Have small cells
Include bacteria

Question 28

Eukaryotic cells

Answer 28

Who’s cells have a nucleus enclosed within membranes

Question 29

Name three features of eukaryotic organisms

Answer 29

Have a nucleus
Have large cells
Include animals, plants and fungi

Question 30

Coverslip is placed at a..

Answer 30

45 degrees angle

Question 31

Chromatin

Answer 31

Name given to chromosomes that are getting bigger and not dividing

Question 32

What is the main role of DNA in a cell

Answer 32

Long term storage of information

Question 33

Protoplasm

Answer 33

All the living parts of the cell