Parts of The Cell

Question 1

Cytoplasm

Answer 1

Gel-like fluid that fills the cell (air)

Question 2

Nucleus

Answer 2

Control Center of the cell, holds DNA

Question 3

Vacuole

Answer 3

Stores food, water, & waste for the cell (storage)

Question 4

Large Vacuole

Answer 4

Provides structural support and storage (only found in plant cells)

Question 5

Lysosomes

Answer 5

Takes care of waste in cells, mostly animal cells (trash can)

Question 6

Ribosomes

Answer 6

Makes proteins in cells

Question 7

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

Answer 7

Transports proteins (highway)

Question 8

Smooth ER

Answer 8

ER that has less ribosomes on it

Question 9

Rough ER

Answer 9

ER that has more ribosomes on it

Question 10

Golgi Body

Answer 10

Receives proteins from ER, packages and delivers proteins (mail room)

Question 11

Chloroplast

Answer 11

Converts food to energy (only found in plant cells)

Question 12

Cell Membrane

Answer 12

controls what goes in and out of the cell (inside wall)

Question 13

Nuclear Membrane/Envelope

Answer 13

Covers and protects nucleus

Question 14

Mitochondria

Answer 14

Produces energy through a process called cellular respiration (powerhouse)

Question 15

Centrioles

Answer 15

Important for cell division (only found in animal cells)

Question 16

Cell Wall

Answer 16

Supports the cell & prevents it from bursting through water osmosis (outside wall, only found in plant cells)

Question 17

Chromatin

Answer 17

Strands that know how to direct the cell & had genes (blueprints)

Question 18

Nucleolus

Answer 18

Where ribosomes are made (inside the nucleus)

Question 19

Eukaryote

Answer 19

A cell containing a nucleus & membrane bound organells (usually multicellular)

Question 20

Prokaryote

Answer 20

A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus & membrane bound organelles (pill shaped)