Plant Cell

Question 1

Cell Wall

Answer 1

Ridged outermost layer of plant cell.

Question 2

Cell Membrane

Answer 2

Protective layer made of complex lipids and proteins.

Question 3

Cytoplasm

Answer 3

Thick water based solution which organelles are found. Salts, nutrients, minerals and enzymes are dissolved in the cytoplasm.

Question 4

Nucleus

Answer 4

Control center of the cell. Contains DNA

Question 5

Ribosomes

Answer 5

Little round structures that produce proteins. Found in cytoplasm or attached to the ER

Question 6

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

Answer 6

membrane system of folded sacs and tunnels. Helps move proteins within the cell as well as export them outside the cell.

Question 7

What are the two types of ER?

Answer 7

Smooth and Rough

Question 8

Golgi body

Answer 8

stack of membrane-covered sacs that prepares proteins for export from the cell.

Question 9

Mitochondria

Answer 9

“Powerhouse” of the cell converts the energy store in foos into energy-rich molecules that the cell can use.

Question 10

Vacuoles

Answer 10

large membrane-enclosed compartments that store toxic wastes as well as useful products such as water.

Question 11

Chloroplast

Answer 11

contains green pigment that traps sunlight and converts it into sugars via photosynthesis.

Question 12

List 3 reasons plant cells are unique.

Answer 12

1. Plant cells have a cell wall
2. Plant cells contain vacuoles
3. Plant cells contain chloroplasts

Question 13

Eukaryote

Answer 13

Organisms composed of one or more cells containing nuclei and organelles.

Question 14

Carbon Sequestration

Answer 14

The natural removal of carbon from the atmosphere by the soil and plants.

Question 15

Biofortified

Answer 15

Breeding crops to increase their nutritional value

Question 16

Autotroph

Answer 16

An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy.