Unit 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

Cells

Answer 1

The most basic unit of life

Question 2

Cell Membrane

Answer 2

Controls what comes into and out a cell found in booth plant and animal cells

Question 3

Cell Wall

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 food for plant cells

Question 5

Chromatin

Answer 5

Tiny strands inside the nucleus that contain the instructions for directing the cell’s functions

Question 6

Cytoplasm

Answer 6

Gel-like substance where cell organelles are found

Question 7

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Golgi Bodies

Answer 8

Receive proteins and materials from the 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 nucleus and produces ribosomes

Question 11

Nucleus

Answer 11

Contains DNA, which controls the functions of the cell (control center of the 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