Cells Unit 2

Question 1

Cytosol

Answer 1

Jelly like fluid that surrounds all organelles

Question 2

Cytoplasm

Answer 2

All organelles in a cell and cytosol excluding nucleus

Question 3

Cytoskeleton

Answer 3

Network of fibres
Supports cell
Cell movement

Question 4

Lysosomes

Answer 4

Contains enzymes and digests,destroy and recycles macromolecules

Question 5

Vacuoles

Answer 5

Storage compartment
1 big in plants
Many small in animal

Question 6

Golgi Apparatus

Answer 6

Organelle that packages processed and transports materials in cell
10s in plants
100s in animal

Question 7

Chromoplasts

Answer 7

Only in plants stores yellow and red coloured pigments

Question 8

Amyoplasts

Answer 8

In plants; plastids that store starch

Question 9

Chloroplasts

Answer 9

Organelles for photosynthesis, chlorophyll

Question 10

Centrioles and centresome

Answer 10

Centrosome is a when together

Question 11

Vesicles

Answer 11

Membrane for temporary storage

Question 12

Ribosomes

Answer 12

Builds proteins

Question 13

Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 13

Smooth ER- synthesis of lipids and steroids
Rough ER- synthesis of proteins series of channels to transport

Question 14

Mitochondria

Answer 14

Cellular respiration producing energy for cell functions

Question 15

Chromosomes + Chromatin

Answer 15

Chromosome is condensed DNA
Chromatin is un condensed DNA

Question 16

Nucleolus

Answer 16

Produces ribosomes

Question 17

Nucleus

Answer 17

Organelles that controls activity in the cell and holds DNA

Question 18

Desmosomes

Answer 18

Adhering junctions
Allow things to be flexible
Ex: heart or skin

Question 19

Gap junctions

Answer 19

Communication tunnels
Pass ions back and forth
Ex cardiac and smooth muscle tissue

Question 20

Tight junctions

Answer 20

Leak preventers
Seals off passage
“Zipper”
Ex: keeps blood in blood vessels