Cells

Question 1

What is the difference between Animal and plant cells?

Answer 1

Plant cells have Chloroplast, a Vacuole and a Cell Wall and animal cells don’t.

Question 2

Nucleus function

Answer 2

Controls activity in the cell (by making proteins)
Contains chromosomes (DNA)

Question 3

Cell membrane function

Answer 3

Controls what enters and leaves the cell (selectively permeable)

Question 4

Cytoplasm function

Answer 4

Where chemical reactions occur

Question 5

Mitochondria function

Answer 5

Respiration

Question 6

Ribosomes function

Answer 6

Synthesise proteins from amino acids

Question 7

Chloroplasts function

Answer 7

Photosynthesis

Question 8

Cell wall function

Answer 8

Made of cellulose

Keeps cells in a fixed shape

Question 9

Vacuole function

Answer 9

Filled with cell sap

Stores dissolved sugars, mineral ions

Question 10

Red blood cell

Answer 10

Contains haemoglobin
No nucleus
Biconcave shaped

Question 11

Sperm cell

Answer 11

Flagellum to swim
Many mitochondria for energy for swimming
Acrosome - package of enzymes to digest jelly around the egg

Question 12

Palisade cell

Answer 12

Many chloroplasts to trap light energy

Tall and thin to pack together tightly so more light is absorbed

Question 13

What is the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms?

Answer 13

Eukaryotes have a proper nucleus and other organelles with outer membranes.
Prokaryotes have genetic material in the cytoplasm instead.