Plant Cells
What is a cell wall?
A strong layer around the cell membrane in some cells.
What is a cell membrane?
A cell structure that controls which substances enter or leave the cell.
What is a cytoplasm?
A jelly-like fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended.
How do plant cells obtain energy?
Plant cells obtain energy through photosynthesis.
What is chloroplast?
Site of photosynthesis
What is mitochondria?
The powerhouse of the cell that produces energy (ATP) through respiration.
What are organelles?
Tiny cell structures that carry out a specific function within the cell.
How do animal cells obtain energy?
Animal cells obtain energy through food consumption.
Cell organelle
What is the role of ribosomes?
They make proteins.
What is the nucleus?
The control center of the cell that contains DNA.
Name one similarity between plant and animal cells.
They both have a cell membrane and mitochondria.
What is photosynthesis?
Process by which plants use sunlight to make food (glucose) from carbon dioxide and water.
What is cellular respiration?
The process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water
What is the function of the endoplasmic reticulum?
It forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another.
Name a difference between animal and plant cells.
Plant cells are usually rectangular and rigid while animal cells are typically round and flexible.
How do plant cells differ from animal cells?
Plant cell have a cell wall and chloroplasts while animal cell do not.
What is a lysosome?
An organelle that uses chemicals to break down food and worn-out cell parts.
What is the Golgi apparatus?
A system of membranes that modifies and packages proteins for export by the cell.
Why are cells important to life?
Cells are the basic units of life that perform essential functions for all living organisms.