Cells

Question 1

Cell Membrane

Answer 1

surrounds the object in the cell, selectively permeable (determines what goes in and out), can bind to other cells

Question 2

Cytoplasm

Answer 2

gel-like substance that suspends organelles, it contains rods and tubules that maintain framework

Question 3

Ribosomes

Answer 3

responsible for protein synthesis, made up of protein and RNA

Question 4

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 4

transports molecules from one cell part to another, has rough ER (which contains ribosomes) and smooth ER (which supports lipid synthesis)

Question 5

Golgi Apparatus

Answer 5

refines, packages, and transports proteins that have been synthesized (in vesicles), secretes proteins out of the cell through exocytosis

Question 6

Mitochondria

Answer 6

the powerhouses of the cell, chemical reactions in the mitochondria make ATP

Question 7

Lysosome

Answer 7

garbage disposal of the cell that contains powerful enzymes that break down nutrient molecules or foreign particles

Question 8

Peroxisomes

Answer 8

houses chemicals that speed up reactions (like the production of bile acids) and are found in mainly the liver and kidney to detox alcohol

Question 9

Microfilaments/Microtubules

Answer 9

help with maintaining cell structure

Question 10

Centrosome/Centrioles

Answer 10

housed near nucleus and golgi apparatus, made up of two centrioles (that are made of microtubules), they distribute chromosomes to new cells during mitosis

Question 11

Cilia/Flagella

Answer 11

assist with cell movement, cilia has small hair like fibers that help pass objects around the cell and flagella has a large tail that helps the cell itself move

Question 12

Nucleus

Answer 12

houses the cell’s DNA, closed in a double layered nuclear envelope, has pores that allow certain molecules to exit the nucleus, contains nucleoplasm and chromatin

Question 13

Chromatin

Answer 13

contains loosely coiled strands of DNA and protein that combine to make chromosomes, contains info for protein synthesis