cell structure and function

Question 1

What does the cell/plasma membrane do?

Answer 1

Controls what comes in out of out of the cell. (the bouncer)

Question 2

Where is the cell/plasma membrane located?

Answer 2

Outside and around the cell.

Question 3

Where are cell walls found?

Answer 3

Plants, fungi, and many proteins.

Question 4

Where are cell walls located?

Answer 4

Surrounds cell/plasma membrane

Question 5

What is the cell wall made of?

Answer 5

Cellulose

Question 6

What does the cell wall do?

Answer 6

Acts as a protective that gives a cell shape

Question 7

What is cytoplasm?

Answer 7

A sticky substance (cytosol) that includes all contents in the cell except for the nuclear membrane.

Question 8

What does cytoplasm do?

Answer 8

Provides a stable environment for chemical reactions to happen,

Question 9

What is the cytoskeleton?

Answer 9

Internal support system for cells structure.

Question 10

What does the cytoskeleton do?

Answer 10

Mechanical support, anchor organelles, help move substances.

Question 11

What is the nuclear membrane?

Answer 11

A double membrane containing chromosomes (DNA) and the nucleolus.

Question 12

What does the nuclear membrane do?

Answer 12

The control center for the cell. (The brain)

Question 13

What is DNA (chromatin)?

Answer 13

Genetic material found in cells.

Question 14

What does DNA do?

Answer 14

Codes for proteins.

Question 15

What is the nucleolus?

Answer 15

Dark spot made of RNA.

Question 16

What can be found in the nucleolus?

Answer 16

Proteins.

Question 17

What does the nucleolus do?

Answer 17

Makes ribosomes.

Question 18

What are ribosomes?

Answer 18

Small organelle made of protein and protein

Question 19

What do ribosomes do?

Answer 19

Make protein.

Question 20

What is the smooth endoplasmic rectilium? (Smooth ER)

Answer 20

The internal membrane system with no ribosomes attached (Similar to the cell membrane)

Question 21

What does the smooth ER do?

Answer 21

Has enzymes that help build up carbohydrates and lipids..

Question 22

What is the rough endoplasmic rectilium?

Answer 22

Internal membrane connected to the nucleus and has ribosomes connected to the surface.

Question 23

What does the rough endoplasmic rectilium do?

Answer 23

Manufactures and modifies proteins.

Question 24

What does the endoplasmic rectilium do?

Answer 24

Helps move substances within cells and produces cellular membranes.

Question 25

What is the golgi apperatus?

Answer 25

Membranes that look like stacked pancakes.

Question 26

What does the golgi apperatus do?

Answer 26

Modifying, packaging. and shipping station of the cell.

Question 27

What are lysosomes?

Answer 27

Round membrane sack that contains digestive enzymes.

stomach of the cell

Question 28

What is the vacuole?

Answer 28

Membrane bound storage sacs (structure).

Question 29

What does the vacuole do?

Answer 29

Stores water, food, wastes, and enzymes.

Question 30

What are vesicles?

Answer 30

Membrane enclosed structure.

Question 31

What do vesicles do?

Answer 31

Store and move materials around and out of the cell.

Question 32

What is the mitochondria?

Answer 32

Kidney-shaped organelle surrounded by two membranes that have their own DNA. (prokaryote)

Question 33

What does the mitochondria do?

Answer 33

Provides the cell with energy by breaking down food. (powerhouse of the cell.)

Question 34

What is chloroplast?

Answer 34

Double membrane bound organelle containing stacked disks (grana) and has its own DNA.

Question 35

What does the chloroplast do?

Answer 35

Captures sunlight and turns it in to chemical energy that is used to make food. (Photosynthesis)