Cells

Question 1

Prokaryotic cells

Answer 1

They don’t have a nuclear membrane or mitochondria.

Complex, circular.

Question 2

Eukaryotic cells

Answer 2

They have a nuclear membrane. Simple, linear.

Question 3

Nucleus

Answer 3

Contains the genetic material. And controls all cell activity by regulating what proteins are made.

Question 4

Ribosomes

Answer 4

Site of protein synthesis.

Question 5

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 5

Rough and smooth. A pathway through the cytoplasm. It acts as a work station for ribosomes.

Question 6

Golgi body

Answer 6

Responsible for final check on proteins before they are sent out.

Question 7

Mitochondria

Answer 7

Energy source.

Question 8

Vacuole

Answer 8

Found in Plants and Animals. Stores enzymes and waster products. Bigger in plants than animals.

Question 9

Cytosol

Answer 9

Liquid part of the cell.

Question 10

Lysosomes

Answer 10

They are responsible for the breakdown and absorption of materials taken in by the cell.

Question 11

Plasma membrane

Answer 11

Controls what comes in and out of the cell.

Question 12

Cytoplasm

Answer 12

Everything between the cell membrane and the nuclear membrane.

Question 13

Chloroplasts

Answer 13

Only in plant cells. Involved in photosynthesis.

Question 14

Cell wall

Answer 14

Only in plants. Protects the cell.

Question 15

Polar heads

Answer 15

Outside, water loving.

Question 16

Non - Polar tails

Answer 16

Inside, water fearing.

Question 17

Carrier Protein

Answer 17

A protein within membranes that assist other molecules to cross the membrane in facilitated or active transport.

Question 18

Receptor Protein

Answer 18

A protein that binds hormones and other signal molecules together.

Question 19

Transport Protein

Answer 19

A protein that carries molecules across membrane.

Question 20

Turgid

Answer 20

Describes a cell that is tight and rigid from absorbing water.

Question 21

Selectively Permeable

Answer 21

Describes a membrane that allows some substances to pass but not others.