parts Of Cells

Question 1

Cell wall

Answer 1

Rigid layer around the cells of plants and other organisms

Question 2

Cell membrane

Answer 2

Controls which substances pass in and out of the cell

Question 3

Nucleus

Answer 3

Acts as a cell’s control center directing all the cell’s activities

Question 4

Organelles

Answer 4

Tiny structures surrounding the nucleus

Question 5

Ribosomes

Answer 5

Small grain-shaped organelles that produce proteins

Question 6

Cytoplasm

Answer 6

Fills the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus

Question 7

Mitochondria

Answer 7

Converts energy stored in food to energy the cell can use to live and function

Question 8

Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 8

Organelle with a network of membranes that produces many substances

Question 9

Golgi apparatus

Answer 9

Receives proteins and other newly formed materials

Question 10

Vacuole

Answer 10

Stores water, food, or other materials needed by the cell

Question 11

Chloroplast

Answer 11

Captures energy from sunlight and changes it to a form of energy cells can use to make food

Question 12

Lysosomes

Answer 12

Contains substances that break down large food particles into smaller ones

Question 13

Multicellular

Answer 13

Means “made of many cells”

Question 14

Unicellular

Answer 14

Single-called organisms

Question 15

Tissue

Answer 15

A group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function

Question 16

Organ

Answer 16

Made of different kinds of tissues that function together

Question 17

Organ system

Answer 17

A group of organs that work together to perform a major function

Example: Brain