Cell Vocab

Question 1

All living things are made of cells

Answer 1

cell theory

Question 2

Tiny cell structures that carry out specific functions

Answer 2

organelles

Question 3

Threadlike structures inside the nucleus made of DNA molecules

Answer 3

chromosomes

Question 4

The jelly like fluid inside the cell that supports and protects organelles

Answer 4

cytoplasm

Question 5

The division of a cell

Answer 5

mitosis

Question 6

The process of moving materials through the cell membrane

Answer 6

cell transport

Question 7

Break down sugar to get energy , the powerhouse

Answer 7

mitochondria

Question 8

Gets rid of waste in the cell like old cell parts, food waste and foreign invaders

Answer 8

lysosomes

Question 9

Where food, water and minerals are stored in a plant cell

Answer 9

vacuoles

Question 10

The movement of water across the cell membrane

Answer 10

osmosis

Question 11

Separates the cell from the environment. Holds cell together and allows substances to go in and out of the cell

Answer 11

cell membrane

Question 12

controls the cell activities: like a brain

Answer 12

nucleus

Question 13

Provides structure and support for the plant cell

Answer 13

cell wall

Question 14

Captures light energy and transforms it into sugar(glucose) for plants

Answer 14

chloroplasts

Question 15

Moves materials inside the cell

Answer 15

endoplasmic reticulum

Question 16

Sorts and packages materials and moves particles to outside of cell

Answer 16

golgi body