Cell Structure, Function, and Type

Question 1

Cells

Answer 1

Smallest structural unties and basic building blocks of living things

Question 2

Prokaryote Basic Charecteristics

Answer 2

Size: Smaller than Eukaryote 0.2-2.0 um
Nucleus: Absent
Organelles: Absent
Flagella: Simple in Structure

Question 3

Eukaryote Basic Characteristics

Answer 3

Size: Bigger than Prokaryote 10-100 um
Nucleus: True nucleus
Organelles: Several present
Flagella: Complex in Structure

Question 4

Lacks Nuclei, DNA floats in cytoplasm surrounded by a plasma membrane.

Answer 4

Prokaryote

Question 5

Organelles

Answer 5

Specialized structures with a specific cellular function

Question 6

Flagellum of a Prokaryotic Cell

Answer 6

little tails attach to the cell. They aid in locomotion.

Question 7

Pili of a Prokaryotic Cell

Answer 7

Hair like structures that surround the cell, aid in cellular adhesion

Question 8

Most common Prokaryotic Cells

Answer 8

Bacteria and Archaea

Question 9

Contain a membrane-bound nucleus with DNA inside

Answer 9

Eukaryotic cells

Question 10

Cell Membrane

Answer 10

A double layered barrier that separates the inside of a cell from the outside environment. It’s semipermeable membrane only allows certain molecules into the cell.

Question 11

Nucleus

Answer 11

A membrane-bound organelle that contains DNA for a cell.

Question 12

Nucleolus

Answer 12

Found inside the nucleus and play a role in assembling subunits required to make ribosomes.

Question 13

Mitochondria

Answer 13

Cell’s powerhouse that provides energy to the cell.

Question 14

Ribosomes

Answer 14

The cell’s protein factories. Located in the cytoplasm or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum.

Question 15

Vacuoles

Answer 15

Smalls sacs in a cell that store food and water.

Question 16

Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 16

Network of membranes that transports cells. Shuttles proteins and around the cell. Smooth does not have ribosomes. Rough has ribosomes.

Question 17

Lysosomes

Answer 17

Sac like structures that contain digestive enzymes that break down food.

Question 18

Golgi Apparartus

Answer 18

Stack of flattened pouches that plays a role in processing proteins. modifies proteins from endoplasmic reticulum and packs them into a vesicle.

Question 19

Cell Wall

Answer 19

Only found in plant cells. provides protection and support to plant cells.

Question 20

Chloroplast

Answer 20

Only found in plant cells, photosynthetic compounds which convert sunlight into food for plants.

Question 21

Autotrophs

Answer 21

Make energy-rich biomolecus from raw material. Plants converting the sun’s rays into food.

Question 22

Heterotrophs

Answer 22

Have to consume and metabolize their food sources to absorb the stored energy.