Sec 1. Cell Biology

Question 1

nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear envelope

Answer 1

controls cellular activities

Question 2

ribosomes

Answer 2

the site of protein synthesis in the cell

Question 3

rough ER (endoplasmic reticulum)

Answer 3

produces protein

Question 4

smooth ER (endoplasmic reticulum)

Answer 4

produces phospholipids and steroids

Question 5

nucleolus

Answer 5

site of ribosome subunit assembly

Question 6

nuclear envelope

Answer 6

two parallel membranes separated by fluid-filled space

Question 7

golgi apparatus

Answer 7

sorts products of rough ER and sends them to the proper destination – “packaging and shipping”

Question 8

transport vesicle

Answer 8

shuttles proteins or lipids to various locations such as the golgi apparatus or vacuoles

Question 9

secretory vesicle

Answer 9

fuses with membrane as secretion occurs

Question 10

lysosome

Answer 10

digest unwanted substances

Question 11

vacuole

Answer 11

temporary storage structures

Question 12

mitochondria

Answer 12

generates most of the cells energy – powerhouse

Question 13

centrioles

Answer 13

act in forming cilia, produce spindle fibers necessary for karyokinesis

Question 14

cilia

Answer 14

move fluids along a cell surface

Question 15

flagella

Answer 15

move an entire cell