Cell Structure & Function Overview

Question 1

What are macromolecules?

Answer 1

Carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids

Question 2

What are living cells purposes?

Answer 2

To provide fuel for energy and raw materials for growth and repair

Question 3

Whats an organelle?

Answer 3

Cell components with specific roles

Question 4

Mitochondria

Answer 4

Powerhouse of the cell

Question 5

What does the endoplasmic reticulum do?

Answer 5

Helps assemble proteins and place them correctly in the cell

Question 6

What do chloroplast do?

Answer 6

Use light to produce energy and create carbohydrates

Question 7

How are ribosomes important?

Answer 7

They are essential in the process of building proteins

Question 8

What does the cell wall do?

Answer 8

Surrounds the cell membrane for structural support

Question 9

Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes are?

Answer 9

Cell types with distinct features and structures

Question 10

What is carbon?

Answer 10

An ideal building block for many molecules, bonding up to 4 other atoms