Parts of Eukaryotic cells

Question 1

Selective barrier that separates internal metabolic events from the external environment with special receptors to responds to external stimuli

Answer 1

Cell/Plasma membrane

Question 2

Region between the nucleus and plasma membrane; contains a semifluid substance called cytosol

Answer 2

Cytoplasm

Question 3

Control center of the cell containing genetic material

Answer 3

Nucleus

Question 4

Acts as transporters of polar molecules or charged ions

Answer 4

Glycoproteins

Question 5

Nuclear envelope

Answer 5

separates content from cytoplasm

Question 6

Nucleoplasm

Answer 6

inner mass of the nucleus containing chromatin

Question 7

Nucleolus

Answer 7

reassembly points for ribosomes

Question 8

Contains proteins and RNA

Answer 8

Nucleoli

Question 9

Contains ribosomes and produces secretory proteins

Answer 9

Rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

Question 10

Site for lipid production, detoxification of organic molecules and storage of calcium ions in muscle cells

Answer 10

Smooth ER

Question 11

Made of actin; provides mechanical support for cellular structures and important for cytokinesis

Answer 11

Microfilaments

Question 12

Made of tubulin; functions in movement of organelles and in chromosome movement during division of the cell nucleus

Answer 12

Microtubules

Question 13

Resist cell stretching and helps hold adjacent cells together

Answer 13

Intermediate filament

Question 14

Parts of the endomembrane system

Answer 14

Endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi Apparatus
Lysosomes