Cells, the smallest units of life

Question 1

organelle

Answer 1

a small organ inside the cell, with a specific function

Question 2

cell membrane

Answer 2

outer covering of the cell that controls what goes in and out of the cell

Question 3

cytoplasm

Answer 3

gel-like liquid inside a cell

Question 4

nucleus

Answer 4

part of the cell that controls what the cell does; it also contains hereditary material in the form of DNA

Question 5

DNA

Answer 5

a big molecule containing all information for an organism to function

Question 6

cell wall

Answer 6

a second outer covering that is made of hard, tough material called cellulose

Question 7

cellulose

Answer 7

the hard material a cell wall of plants is made of

Question 8

chloroplast

Answer 8

part of the cell that makes food inside a plat cell using light

Question 9

Photosynthesis

Answer 9

the process inside a chloroplast in which glucose is produced, using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water

Question 10

mitochondrion

Answer 10

part of the cell that turns food into energy in a process called (cellular) respiration

Question 11

respiration

Answer 11

the process of creating energy using glucose and oxygen

Question 12

vacuole

Answer 12

part of the cell that stores food, waste products and water