Characteristics of a Cell

Question 1

Nucleus

Answer 1

contains the cell’s DNA and controls the activities that happen in the cell

Question 2

mitochondria

Answer 2

generates most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell’s biochemical reaction + where aerobic respiration takes place

Question 3

cell membrane

Answer 3

controls movement of substances (in and out) of the cell

Question 4

cytoplasm

Answer 4

jelly-like substance where chemical reactions take place

Question 5

ribosome

Answer 5

follows DNA in nucleus to make proteins

Question 6

cell wall

Answer 6

protects the cell

Question 7

vacuole

Answer 7

stores substances and breaks down waste materials

Question 8

chloroplast

Answer 8

has chlorophyll (pigment that traps light and converts it into chemical energy)

Question 9

RER (rough endoplasmic reticulum)

Answer 9

produce proteins

Question 10

what characteristics are found ONLY in animal cells

Answer 10

centrioles

Question 11

centrioles

Answer 11

organizing microtubules that serve as the cell’s skeletal system

Question 12

characteristics found in animal AND plant cells

Answer 12

cell membrane, rer, nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria, ribosome

Question 13

what characteristics are found ONLY in plant cells

Answer 13

cell wall, chloroplast, vacuole