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fuctions of the cell
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the "powerhouse" of the cell? | mitochondria |
| what protects the cell? | the cell wall |
| what is cytoplasm? | the material structures inside the plasma membrane |
| what are the two different types of cells? | eukaryotic and prokaryotic |
| name the three things found in a plant cell that aren't found in an animal cell. | chloroplast, cell wall, central vacuole |
| name the two unique structures found in the animal cell. | the small vacuole and the flagellum |
| true or false. all cells have a nucleus. | true |
| what does DNA stand for? | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| what controls the things that go in and out of the cell? | cell membrane |
| what are all living things made of? | cells |
| what is the function of the golgi apparatus? | processes and packages proteins inside of the cell |
| what is the function of the flagella? | to move fluid through cells |
| what is the definition of homeostasis? | to maintain balance |
| what is the function of the cytoskeleton? | to give shape to the cell |
| what is the function of plastids? | to store food, pigments |
| to produce the microtubules of cilia and flagella, and those that form the spindle during animal cell division are? | centrioles |
| what is the function of cilia? | to move cells through fluid past the cell surface |
| what contains and controls the use of DNA? | chromosomes |
| what encodes information needed to construct cell and control cellular activity? | genetic material |
| what translates RNA to amino acids? | ribosomes |