Chapter 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

Mitrochondria

Answer 1

Muscles/powerhouse/energy

Question 2

Ribosomes

Answer 2

They make proteins.

Question 3

Lysosomes

Answer 3

Used for digestion (intestines)

Question 4

Vacuole

Answer 4

The storage area.

Question 5

Nucleus

Answer 5

The brain (control center)

Question 6

Cell Membrane

Answer 6

(Inner area)-for plant cells only

only layer of protection for an animal cell

Question 7

Golgi Bodies

Answer 7

A post office or mail center.

Question 8

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 8

Transportation

Question 9

Cytoplasm

Answer 9

The clear (jello-like) stuff.
(all organelles float in the cytoplasm)

Question 10

Chloroplast

Answer 10

The green coloring (plant cells only)

can be called chlorphyll

Question 11

Cell Wall

Answer 11

Protection/outer layer/the crunchy part

like a skeletal system for a cell) (plants only

Question 12

Organelles

Answer 12

All the internal parts of the cell.

Question 13

Chromatin

Answer 13

Genetic material (like DNA and RNA)

Question 14

Name at least 5 differences between a plant and animal cell.

Answer 14

They are shape, color, plants have cell walls,plants photosynthesize, chloroplast,and animals have lysosomes.