cell structure and function

Question 1

prokaryotic cells means:

Answer 1

before nucleus

Question 2

eukaryotic cells means:

Answer 2

true nucleus

Question 3

are all multi celled organisms prokaryotic or eukaryotic

Answer 3

eukaryotic

Question 4

bacillus shape?

Answer 4

rod shape

Question 5

coccus shape?

Answer 5

sphere shape

Question 6

spirillum shape?

Answer 6

long rigid spiraled rod

Question 7

spirochete shape?

Answer 7

long flexible spiraled rod

Question 8

plasma membrane

Answer 8

phospholipid bi layer that regulates the
entrance and exit of substances in cells

Question 9

cell wall

Answer 9

maintains the shape of the cell even when hypotonic

Question 10

glycocalyx or capsule

Answer 10

layer of polysaccharide outside the cell wall
that protects the cell from drying out

Question 11

cytoplasm

Answer 11

semi fluid solution composed of water, inorganic
and organic molecules within the plasma membrane

Question 12

flagella

Answer 12

whip like tail used for locomotion

Question 13

fimbriae

Answer 13

bristle like fibers that sprout from the cells surface and
allow for adhesion to surface

Question 14

endosymbiotic theory

Answer 14

Eukaryotic cells are believed to be the product of larger prokaryotic
cells taking in small prokaryotic cells

Question 15

ribosomes

Answer 15

where protein
synthesis occurs within the cell

Question 16

Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 16

metabolizes proteins and lipids

Question 17

golgi apparatus

Answer 17

processes,
packages, and secretes modified
proteins

Question 18

lysosomes

Answer 18

digest material
entering the cell and destroy
nonfunctional organelles and
portions of the cytoplasm
(autophagy)