Cells

Question 1

What organelles are found in only plant cells?

Answer 1

Permanent vacuole, cellulose cell wall, chloroplast

Question 2

What is the nucleus?

Answer 2

Controls the cell. Contains the genetic information of the organism

Question 3

What is the cytoplasm?

Answer 3

Jelly-like substance where all the cell’s chemical reactions occur

Question 4

What is the cell membrane?

Answer 4

A covering that controls what enters and leaves the cell

Question 5

What is the cellulose cell wall?

Answer 5

Supports the cell and prevents it from bursting. Made of cellulose

Question 6

What is the permanent vacuole?

Answer 6

Contains cell sap - a solution of sugar and salts

Question 7

What are the chloroplasts?

Answer 7

Contains a green pigment (chlorophyll) that the plant uses for photosynthesis

Question 8

What are the mitochondria?

Answer 8

This is where respiration occurs. Energy for the cell is released here

Question 9

What are the ribosomes?

Answer 9

Helps the cell to make proteins

Question 10

What are oil droplets?

Answer 10

Found in seeds. A good store of lipid for the cell

Question 11

What are starch grains?

Answer 11

Found in plant cells only. Insoluble material which is the storage form of glucose. Makes iodine stain go blue-black