Question | Answer |
The thin layer surrounding the cell, that allows some substances to pass through and keeps others out | Cell Membrane |
The gel-like fluid in the cell, where the organelles are located | Cytoplasm |
Receives proteins from the Endoplasmic Reticulum, and sends them to other parts of the cell | Golgi Body |
Breaks down large particles of food and older parts of the cell | Lysosome |
Converts the cell’s food into energy that is used to carry out functions | Mitochondria |
The central part of the cell, that controls all the functions of the cell | Nucleus |
Produce proteins for the cell | Ribosomes |
A series of passageways that transport materials throughout the cell | Endoplasmic Reticulum |
A storage area for food, water, and waste material | Vacuole |
A thick, rigid layer around a plant cell, that protects and supports the cell | Cell Wall |
The part of a plant cell that uses the sunlight to perform photosynthesis, and create food for the cell | Chloroplast |
The structures inside a cell, that carry out specific cell functions | Organelles |
What is a cell? | The smallest unit of a living organism that can perform life functions., |
Tell the 3 main parts of cell theory. | All living things are made of cells, the cell is the smallest unit of structure in living things, cells come from other cells. |
What are the 3 main ways plant cells are different from animal cells? | Plant cells have a cell wall and chloroplasts, and plant cells have 1 or 2 large vacuoles where animal cells have many small vacuoles |
Found in the nucleus and contains the cell’s genetic material. | Chromosome |