NS- Parts Of A Cell

Question 1

Cell Membrane

Answer 1

Hold the cell contents together in the cell.
Gives the cell some shape.
Controls movement of substances in and out of the cell.
Also called the plasma membrane.

Question 2

Nucleus

Answer 2

Controls cell division and other vital functions of the cell.
Surrounded by a nuclear membrane which has pores.
Contains strand like structures called chromosomes.

Question 3

Nucleolus

Answer 3

Structure in the nucleus that makes proteins.

Question 4

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 4

A system of tubes that transport proteins in or between cells.
Continuous with the nuclear membrane.

Question 5

Mitochondria

Answer 5

Power house of the cell.

Uses glucose and oxygen in a chemical reaction to produce energy.

Question 6

Cell Wall

Answer 6

Rigid structure around the plant cell.
Made of cellulose.
Protects and supports the structures in a cell.

Question 7

Vacuole

Answer 7

Fluid filled sac in the cell.
Plants have very large vacuoles.
Animal cells have none or a few small ones.
Helps support the cell.
Stores water and dissolved sugars.

Question 8

Golgi Apparatus

Answer 8

Packages proteins.

Question 9

Cytoplasm

Answer 9

Jelly like substance.
Chemical reactions occur here.
Has small structures called organelles scattered within.

Question 10

Chloroplast

Answer 10

Only found in plant cells.
Contains chlorophyll.
The sun’s energy converts carbon dioxide and water to glucose.

Question 11

Ribosomes

Answer 11

Protein builders or protein synthesizers of the cell.