Chapter 8.1 & 8.2

Question 1

lysosome

Answer 1

enzyme-filled organelle responsible for cellular digestion

Question 2

cell membrane

Answer 2

flexible outer surface of a cell; also called the plasm membrane

Question 3

vesicle

Answer 3

small membrane enclosed structure that move materials between organelles and out of the cell membrane

Question 4

organ

Answer 4

collection of tissue working together to preform a common function

Question 5

cell specialization

Answer 5

each cell having a specific job

Question 6

golgi apparatus

Answer 6

organelle that packages products for cell export’s such as proteins made by the ER

Question 7

cytoplasm

Answer 7

liquid inside the cell

Question 8

vacuole

Answer 8

organelle responsible for storing substances; larger in plant cells

Question 9

nucleus

Answer 9

organelle that surrounds and protects DNA

Question 10

centriole

Answer 10

anchor for spindle fibers- only found in animal cells

Question 11

eukaryote

Answer 11

complex cell with a nucleus and membrane bound organelles; plants & animal cells are an example

Question 12

nucleolus

Answer 12

organelle that makes ribosomes; locate in the nucleus

Question 13

organ system

Answer 13

collection pf organs working together to preform a common function

Question 14

chloroplast

Answer 14

organelle responsible for photosynthesis; not found in animal cells

Question 15

endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

Answer 15

organelle that transports substances within a cell and processes proteins and lipids

Question 16

chromosome

Answer 16

tightly wound strand of DNA

Question 17

mitochondria

Answer 17

organelle responsible for cellular respiration/ releasing energy; “Powerhouse” of the cell

Question 18

tissue

Answer 18

collection of cells working together to preform a common function

Question 19

chromatin

Answer 19

visible DNA in the nucleus that has not condensed into chromosomes

Question 20

cytoskeleton

Answer 20

proteins that gives a cell its shape by acting as internal support

Question 21

ribosomes

Answer 21

organelle that is the site of protein synthesis