Module #6 Review Questions Flashcards
What is the organelle in which nutrients are converted to energy?
Mitochondria
What is the extensive network of folded membranes in which substances like lipids and hormones are made?
Smooth ER
What is the control center of the cell, holding the cell’s main DNA?
The nucleus
What is the vacuole at the center of the plant cell that is responsible for making turgor pressure?
Central vacuole
What is a network of fibers that hold the cell together, helps the cell to keep its shape, and aids in movement?
Cytoskeleton
What is the small, membrane - bounded “sac” that holds secretion products so that they can be transported to the plasma membrane and released?
Secretion Vesicle
What organelle stores starches or oils?
Leucoplast
What membrane-bounded “sac” holds the waste products of digestion?
Contractile vacuoles
What membrane-bound “sac” holds waste products of digestion?
Waste vacuoles
What is the rigid structure on the outside of the cell that is usually found in plant and bacteria cells, that provides protection and support to the cell?
Cell wall
What is the jelly-like substance in the cell in which organelles are suspended?
Cytoplasm
What is a small, membrane-bounded “sac” formed at the plasma membrane to allow the absorption of large molecules?
Pinocytic Vesicle
What organelles produce microtubules which form cilin and flagella ( in cells that have them) and also aid in the process of asexual reproduction in cells?
Centrioles
