Cell Unit Vocab

Question 1

Vacuole

Answer 1

Stores water in plant cells.

Question 2

Ribosome

Answer 2

Organelle which makes proteins.

Question 3

Photosynthesis

Answer 3

Process that takes sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and glucose.

Question 4

Mitosis

Answer 4

cellular cycle that involves the splitting of the nucleus into two identical nuclei.

Question 5

Diffusion

Answer 5

Molecules moving from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

Question 6

Cell Membrane

Answer 6

Outer layer of all cells .

Question 7

Mitochondria

Answer 7

This is where cellular respiration takes place to form energy (power plant of cell).

Question 8

Chloroplast

Answer 8

Photosynthesis takes place here.

Question 9

Cell Wall

Answer 9

Protective Barrier only found in plant cells.

Question 10

Cellular Respiration

Answer 10

process that takes food and oxygen to create carbon dioxide, water, and energy

Question 11

Chromosome

Answer 11

A double rod of condensed Chromatin that contains DNA and genetic information.

Question 12

Glucose

Answer 12

A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living things.

Question 13

Golgi Body

Answer 13

Packages proteins to leave the cell.

Question 14

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 14

Transportation System for organelles.

Question 15

Organelles

Answer 15

Small molecular structures inside of a cell that allow a cell to do its many jobs .

Question 16

Osmosis

Answer 16

Diffusion that takes place with water molecules.

Question 17

Nucleus

Answer 17

Control Center for the cell.

Question 18

Cytoplasm

Answer 18

The organelles in a cell are located within this fluid.

Question 19

Lysosome

Answer 19

This organelle disposes of waste in the cell, also called the waste disposal system of the cell.

Question 20

Nucleolus

Answer 20

Located in the Nucleus, this is where ribosomes are made.

Question 21

Active Transport

Answer 21

The movement of materials through a cell membrane using cellular energy. (low to high concentration)

Question 22

Stores water in plant cells.

Answer 22

Vacuole

Question 23

Organelle which makes proteins.

Answer 23

Ribosome

Question 24

Process that takes sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and glucose.

Answer 24

Photosynthesis

Question 25

cellular cycle that involves the splitting of the nucleus into two identical nuclei.

Answer 25

Mitosis

Question 26

Molecules moving from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

Answer 26

Diffusion

Question 27

Outer layer of all cells .

Answer 27

Cell Membrane

Question 28

This is where cellular respiration takes place to form energy (power plant of cell).

Answer 28

Mitochondria

Question 29

Photosynthesis takes place here.

Answer 29

Chloroplast

Question 30

Protective Barrier only found in plant cells.

Answer 30

Cell Wall

Question 31

process that takes food and oxygen to create carbon dioxide, water, and energy

Answer 31

Cellular Respiration

Question 32

A double rod of condensed Chromatin that contains DNA and genetic information.

Answer 32

Chromosome

Question 33

A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living things.

Answer 33

Glucose

Question 34

Packages proteins to leave the cell.

Answer 34

Golgi Body

Question 35

Transportation System for organelles.

Answer 35

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Question 36

Small molecular structures inside of a cell that allow a cell to do its many jobs .

Answer 36

Organelles

Question 37

Diffusion that takes place with water molecules.

Answer 37

Osmosis

Question 38

Control Center for the cell.

Answer 38

Nucleus

Question 39

The organelles in a cell are located within this fluid.

Answer 39

Cytoplasm

Question 40

This organelle disposes of waste in the cell, also called the waste disposal system of the cell.

Answer 40

Lysosome

Question 41

Located in the Nucleus, this is where ribosomes are made.

Answer 41

Nucleolus

Question 42

The movement of materials through a cell membrane using cellular energy. (low to high concentration)

Answer 42

Active Transport