cell structures

Question 1

cell membrane

Answer 1

controls which substances exit/enter the cell

made of phospholipids

Question 2

cell wall

Answer 2

provides structure and rigidity
murein - bacteria
cellulose - plants
chitin - fungi

Question 3

capsule

Answer 3

protection against phagocytosis

Question 4

flagellum

Answer 4

assists movement

Question 5

chloroplast

Answer 5

site of photosynthesis

thylakoids - stacked membranes in parallel

Question 6

golgi apparatus

Answer 6

packages proteins, lipids, etc into vesicles to be transported

Question 7

mitochondria

Answer 7

respires aerobically - releases ATP for energy

Question 8

nucleus

Answer 8

contains genetic material (nucleolus)

Question 9

lysosome

Answer 9

contains digestive enzymes

Question 10

ribosomes

Answer 10

synthesise proteins
80s in eukaryotes
70s in prokaryotes

Question 11

SER

Answer 11

synthesise lipids

Question 12

RER

Answer 12

synthesise proteins (ribosomes attached)

Question 13

golgi vesicles

Answer 13

transport proteins, lipids etc either within the cell or outside the cell, to a target destination

Question 14

plasmids

Answer 14

circular dna in bacteria

Question 15

vacuole

Answer 15

storage + waste disposal

structural support