Module 1.1 Plant Cell

Question 1

Plants are considered ___ because they produce their own food

plant cells are ___because they use light energy from the sun to produce glucose

Answer 1

autotrophic

photoautotrophic

Question 2

Plant cells store water in the central vacuole, which expands the vacuole into the sides of the cell. The cell wall then pushes against the walls of other cells, creating a force known as ____.

Answer 2

turgor pressure

Question 3

specialized disk-shaped organelles

carry out the process of photosynthesis, which turns water, carbon dioxide, and light energy into nutrients

Answer 3

Chloroplast

Question 4

fluid matrix at the center of the chloroplast

Answer 4

Stroma

Question 5

flattened disks within the stroma, and when stacked, is called grand.

have a high concentration of chlorophyll and carotenoids, which are pigments that capture light energy

Answer 5

Thylakoids

Question 6

s a small sphere of plasma membrane within the cell that can contain fluid, ions, and other molecules. Vacuoles are essentially just large vesicles.

helps maintain its turgor pressure

Answer 6

Vacuoles

Question 7

a layer found on the outside of the plant cell that gives it strength and also maintains high turgidity.

flexible layer formed on the outside of a growing plant cell

a tough, thick layer formed inside the primary plant cell wall when the cell is mature.

Answer 7

Cell Wall

Primary Cell Wall

Secondary Cell Wall

Question 8

the plant cell wall contains mainly ____, along with other molecules like ____, ____, and ____,

bacteria cell wall contains ____

Answer 8

cellulose
hemicellulose
pectin
lignins

Peptidoglycan

Question 9

cytoplasmic channels through cell walls that connect the cytoplasms of
adjacent cells.

Answer 9

Plasmodesmata