Unit 1-Cell Structure

Question 1

A tough rigid outer covering which protects and supports plant, fungal and bacterial cells

Answer 1

Cell wall

Question 2

Cell structure responsible for aerobic respiration

Answer 2

Mitochondria

Question 3

Cell structure responsible for photosynthesis

Answer 3

Chloroplast

Question 4

Controls which molecules enter or leave a cell

Answer 4

Cell membrane

Question 5

The part of a cell where chemical reactions occur

Answer 5

Cytoplasm

Question 6

Plant structure containing water or sap to keep cell firm

Answer 6

Vacuole

Question 7

Structure containing chromosomes and controls cell function

Answer 7

Nucleus

Question 8

Site of Protein Synthesis

Answer 8

Ribosome

Question 9

Small circle of DNA that transfers genes from one bacterium to another

Answer 9

Plasmid

Question 10

What type of cell is yeast?

Answer 10

Fungus / Fungal cell

Question 11

Organisms that do not have a cell wall

Answer 11

Animals

Question 12

Organisms with cells containing chloroplasts

Answer 12

Plants

Question 13

Organisms that do not have a nucleus

Answer 13

Bacteria

Question 14

Coloured chemical used to make cells visible

Answer 14

Stain

Example iodine

Question 15

Unit of measurement equivalent to 1/1000th mm

Answer 15

1 micrometer

1 μm