Cells

Question 1

Cell membrane

Answer 1

The layer that surrounds the cell
Also known as the gate keeper

Separates a cell from its environment

Selectively permeable (allows certain things to enter and exit the cell)

Question 2

Cell wall

Answer 2

A ridged structure that surrounds the membrane of PLANT cells only.

Provides structural support for PLANT cells and holds the shape of the cell

• ONLY PLANT CELLS HAVE A CEll WALL. THATS ONE THING THAT MAKES THEM UNIQUE

Question 3

Cytoplasm

Answer 3

Jelly like substance that contains all the materials of the cell. Surrounds of everything outside the nucleus.

Holds all organelles within the cell.

Question 4

Nucleus

Answer 4

Has its own membrane and contains the DNA and nucleolus.

Controls various cell processes.

Is like the brain of the cell.

Question 5

Vacuole

Answer 5

Large storage sac. Larger in plant cells.

Storage area for cell waste, mostly water and food.

Question 6

Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 6

Network of channels throughout the cytoplasm that transports materials around the cell

MAKES PROTEINS AND STERIODS

• Rough ER-has ribosomes
• Smooth ER-has no ribosomes

Question 7

Mitochondria

Answer 7

Oval shape membrane bound organelle

Side of cellular respiration, produces energy by breaking down glucose.

Question 8

Chloroplast

Answer 8

Flat, oval shaped organelle that contains light capturing pigment called chlorophyl.

Site of photosynthesis in the production of energy rich compounds such as glucose

• Only found in plant cells

Question 9

Ribosomes

Answer 9

Small organelle found either in the cytoplasm or on endoplasmic reticulum

Involved in making proteins

Question 10

Lysosomes

Answer 10

Small, organelle filled with enzymes and produced by the Golgi body and animal cells.

Responsible for waste digestion, distractions of damage organelles, destroy cells in areas with space is needed.