Parts of the Cell

Question 1

Plasma membrane

Answer 1

selectively permeable barrier that dictates what enters and exits the cell

Question 2

Cytoplasm

Answer 2

maintains shape, possesses different building materials, suspends organelles

Question 3

Mitochondria

Answer 3

carries out cellular respiration

Question 4

Cytoskeleton

Answer 4

provides structure and support

Question 5

What are microtubules, and what are then made of?

Answer 5

most abundant structural element, providing motility; made of tubulin

Question 6

intermediate filament

Answer 6

provides structure and support

Question 7

actin filament

Answer 7

Constructs into microfilaments

Question 8

Nucleus

Answer 8

storage place for genetic information

Question 9

nucleolus

Answer 9

bodies where ribosomes are synthesized

Question 10

nuclear envelope

Answer 10

separates nuclear membrane from the rest of the cell

Question 11

nuclear pore

Answer 11

holes in the envelope that transports materials from the nucleus

Question 12

nucleoplasm

Answer 12

contains DNA, enzymes, and proteins used to repair, read, and form DNA

Question 13

golgi complex

Answer 13

transports, sorts, and modifies lipids and proteins

Question 14

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 14

lipid synthesis and membrane assembly

Question 15

Rough Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 15

attached with ribosomes, collects proteins and sends it to their destination

Question 16

peroxisome

Answer 16

oxidation of biomolecules

Question 17

cell wall

Answer 17

provides protection, glued to adjacent cell walls

Question 18

chloroplast

Answer 18

contains thylakoids which mediates photosynthesis

Question 19

Central vacuole

Answer 19

stores water, sugars, ions, waste, pigments, and aids in cell growth and digestion

Question 20

tonoplast

Answer 20

membrane surrounding the vacuole

Question 21

plasmodesmata

Answer 21

openings in cell walls to provide communication and movement of materials

Question 22

lysosomes

Answer 22

breaks down biological materials

Question 23

centrosome

Answer 23

involved in cell division, produces microtubules

Question 24

What organelles are found only in plant cells?

Answer 24

cell wall
chloroplast
central vacuole
tonoplast
plasmodesmata

Question 25

What organelles are found only in animal cells?

Answer 25

lysosome
centrosome

Question 26

How do you distinguish between plant and animal cells?

Answer 26

organelles and shape (plant cells are rectangular)