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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| maintains homeostasis by controlling what enters or leaves the cell | cell membrane |
| organelle that surrounds the cell | cell membrane |
| is described as being a fluid mosaic | cell membrane |
| present in BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes | cell membrane ribosomes DNA cytoplasm |
| organelle that makes protein | ribosome |
| organelle that assembles amino acids according to the mRNA sequence | ribosome |
| organelle that burns sugar to make ATP | mitochondria |
| organelle that converts chemical energy into useable energy for the cell | mitochondria |
| organelle that metabolizes glucose | mitochondria |
| organelle that uses oxygen and produces carbon dioxide | mitochondria |
| where cellular respiration takes place | mitochondria |
| organelle that converts solar energy to chemical energy | chloroplast |
| organelle that builds makes sugar from sunlight | chloroplast |
| organelle that uses carbon dioxide and produces oxygen | chloroplast |
| where photosynthesis takes place | chloroplast |
| organelle that contains the blueprint for the cell | nucleus |
| organelle that contains DNA | nucleus |
| where mRNA is made from DNA | nucleus |
| site of transcription | nucleus |
| site of translation | ribosome |
| contains chromosomes | nucleus |