Eukaryotic cell structures

Question 1

Key characteristic of a eukaryotic cell

Answer 1

Genetic information being inside of a membrane-bound nucleus

Question 2

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

Answer 2

Network of tubes and membranes that carry material through the cell and play a role in protein modification and lipid synthesis; has two parts: rough ER (contains ribosomes) and smooth ER (does not contain ribosomes)

Question 3

Chloroplast

Answer 3

a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.

Question 4

Vacuole

Answer 4

A storage site for food, water and waste; the large center structure helps maintain the shape of the plant cells

Question 5

Lysosome

Answer 5

Breaks down food into particles the rest of the cell can use and destroys old cells

Question 6

Ribosome

Answer 6

Make proteins for the cell