'Cytes' Terms Ch 2

Question 1

Cyt/o (combination form)

Answer 1

cell

Question 2

Cytology

Answer 2

Study of cells

Question 3

Protoplasm

Answer 3

cell membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus

Question 4

plasm (suffix)

Answer 4

formative material of cells

Question 5

prot/o

Answer 5

first

Question 6

Cell membrane (Plasma membrane)

Answer 6

The structure lining the cell that protects the cell’s contents and regulates what goes in and out of the cell.

Question 7

Cytoplasm

Answer 7

The gelatinous material located in the cell membrane that is not part of the nucleus. (Highly organized and contains organelles suspended in it that are the functional machinery of the cell)

Question 8

Nucleolus

Answer 8

Produces RNA that form ribosomes

Question 9

Centrioles

Answer 9

Rod-shaped organelles that maintain cell shape and move chromosomes during cell replication

Question 10

Mitochondria

Answer 10

Energy producers of the cell

Question 11

Golgi apparatus

Answer 11

Chemical processor of the cell

Question 12

Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 12

Collection of folded membranes that may contain ribosomes, known as rough endoplasmic reticulum (synthesizes protein), or may be void of ribosomes, known as smooth endoplasmic reticulum (synthesizes lipids and some carbohydrates)

Question 13

Ribosomes

Answer 13

Site of protein synthesis

Question 14

Vacuoles

Answer 14

Small membrane-bound organelles containing water, food, or metabolic waste

Question 15

Lysosomes

Answer 15

Digestive system of the cell

Question 16

Nucleus

Answer 16

The structure in a cell that contains nucleoplasm, chromosomes, and the surrounding membrane

Question 17

Nucleoplasm

Answer 17

The material in the nucleus

Question 18

Chromosomes

Answer 18

The structures in the nucleus composed of DNA that transmits genetic information