Cells

Question 1

Common Components of animal cells:

Answer 1

Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Cell Membrane
Mitochondria

Question 2

What does the cytoplasm do?

Answer 2

Where chemical reactions happen.

Question 3

What does the nucleus do?

Answer 3

Carries genetic information.

Question 4

What does the cell membrane do?

Answer 4

Controls what goes in/out of the cell.

Question 5

Common Components of plant cells:

Answer 5

Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Cell Membrane
Cell Wall
Chloroplast
Vacuole
Mitochondria

Question 6

What does the vacuole do?

Answer 6

Contains cell sap, keeps cell firm.

Question 7

What does the chloroplast do?

Answer 7

Where photosynthesis happens – chloroplasts contain a green substance called chlorophyll.

Question 8

What does the cell wall do?

Answer 8

Made of a tough substance called cellulose, which supports the cell.

Question 9

Shape of animal cell?

Answer 9

Fried egg, nucleus in middle.

Question 10

Shape of plant cell?

Answer 10

Rectangular.

Question 11

What is both, what is plant?

Answer 11

Both: Cytoplasm, Mitochondria, Nucleus, Cell membrane.
Plant: Chloroplasts, Cell wall, Vacuole.

Question 12

What does the mitochondria do?

Answer 12

Where aerobic resp. takes place, where most of the cells ATP comes from.

Question 13

Examples of fungi:

Answer 13

Yeast

Mushrooms

Question 14

Common disease that fungi causes:

Answer 14

Athlete’s foot.

Question 15

What are fungi cell walls made out of?

Answer 15

Chitin, unlike plant cell walls which are cellulose..

Question 16

Structure of a virus cell:

Answer 16

Protein coat

DNA/RNA

Question 17

What’s in a bacteria cell?

Answer 17

Flagellum
Slime capsule
Cell wall
Nucleus
Cell membrane
Ribosome
Plasmid
Nucleoid

Question 18

Def. of a cell:

Answer 18

A group of organelle working to perform the same function.

Question 19

Def. of a tissue:

Answer 19

A group of cells working to perform the same function.

Question 20

Def. of an organ system:

Answer 20

A group of organs working to perform the same function.