Cells

Question 1

Nucleus

Answer 1

• The control centre of the cell

* Controls reactions, development and reproduction in cells

Question 2

Cell Membrane

Answer 2

• The ‘skin’ that holds the cell together

* Think of it kind of like the outside of a water balloon

Question 3

Cytoplasm

Answer 3

• A ‘jelly’ substance that holds all the different parts of the inside of a cell

Question 4

Vacuoles

Answer 4

• Store waste and other chemicals used by the cell
• ‘The storage cupboard of a cell’
• BTW: Animal cells can have more than one of these and plant cells have a HUGE one

Question 5

Organelles: Mitochondria

Answer 5

• Power stations of a cell - release energy from food

Question 6

Organelles: Ribosomes

Answer 6

• Protein factories - produce protein for growth and repair

Question 7

Organelles: Lysosomes

Answer 7

• Rubbish trucks - remove waste products from the cell

Question 8

Organelles: Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 8

• Cell highways - Pathways that allow materials to move around the cell

Question 9

Unique Features of Plant Cells: Cell Wall

Answer 9

• Provides shape and support for the plant - they don’t have skeletal systems remember!

Question 10

Unique Features of Plant Cells: Chloroplasts

Answer 10

• The photosynthesis machine of a plant.This is the part of a plant that contains chlorophyll and creates a plant’s energy from sunlight