Unit 1 : Cells

Question 1

Cell

Answer 1

The most basic unit of life.

Question 2

Cell membrane

Answer 2

controls what comes into and out of a cell found in both plant and animal cells.

Question 3

Cell walls

Answer 3

The ridged outer layer of a plant cell.

Question 4

Chloroplast

Answer 4

Captures energy from the sun and uses it to produce plant cells.

Question 5

Chromatin

Answer 5

Tiny strands inside the nucleus that contains the instructions for directing the cells function.

Question 6

Cytoplasm

Answer 6

Gel - like substances where cell organelles are found.

Question 7

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 7

Passageways that carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another.

Question 8

Golgi Bodies

Answer 8

Receive protean s and minerals from ER; packages and distributes them.

Question 9

Lysosomes

Answer 9

Use chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts.

Question 10

Nucleolus

Answer 10

Found inside the nucleolus and produces ribosomes

Question 11

Nucleus

Answer 11

Contains DNA, witch controls the functions of the cell (controls center cell).

Question 12

Mitochondria

Answer 12

Produces energy a cell needs to carry out its functions (powerhouse of the cell).

Question 13

Ribosomes

Answer 13

Assembles amino acids to create proteins.

Question 14

Vacuoles

Answer 14

Stores food, water, waste, and other materials.