Cell Structure
Where is the cell membrane found within a plant cell?
Along the inside of the wall cell/second barrier of the plant cell.
What type of cell has a nucleus?
Eukaryotic cells.
Why aren't animals green but plants are?
Plant cells have chloroplasts which also create the green pigment within plants.
Produces energy for all cellular activity.
What is the smallest working unit of all living things?
Cells.
What organelle is found within the nucleus?
The nucleolus
How do Eukaryotic cells reproduce?
By mitosis and meiosis.
Why are plant cells stiff and animal cells are not.
What is the function of the cell membrane?
To control entry and exit of substance in and out of the cell.
_____ are composed of one or more cells.
All living things.
What Organelle contains all other cells (aside from the cell membrane and cell wall)?
The cytoplasm.
_____ cells are found in humans.
Eukaryotic
What is the main organelle that gives plant cells energy and how does it obtain it?
What is the function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
To synthesize Lipids.
pre-existing cells through cell division.
Why must cells have a nucleus?
Because the nucleus controls the cell.
What is the shape of Prokaryotic DNA, and where is it?
Circular and free floating
What organelle is different in plant cells and animals and how does it change?
The vacuole is larger in plant cells than animal cells.
What is the function of the Golgi body?
To modify, sort, and ship proteins.
What two organelles do all cells have?
Cytoplasm and cell membranes.
Where do proteins go after they leave the ribosome?
The Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum. (RER)
____ cells contain ribosomes and cytoplasm
What are the two organelles found in plant cells but not animal cells?
Cell walls and Chloroplasts.
What is the function of Lysosomes?
Genetic material, which contains the instructions for making proteins.