Animal Cells
What organelle controls what enters and leaves an animal cell?
What is the cell membrane?
What rigid outer structure supports and protects plant cells?
What is the cell wall?
Do prokaryotic cells have a nucleus?
No, they do not have a membrane-bound nucleus.
What type of cell has a membrane-bound nucleus?
What is a eukaryotic cell?
What colorful candy is famous for the slogan “Taste the Rainbow”?
What are Skittles?
What organelle contains DNA and controls most of the cell’s activities?
What is the nucleus?
What organelles capture sunlight for photosynthesis?
What are chloroplasts?
What are the two major groups of organisms that have prokaryotic cells?
What are Bacteria and Archaea?
What structure seperates the DNA from the rest of the cell?
What is the nuclear membrane (nuclear envelope)?
What candy consists of small, button-shaped chocolates covered in colorful shells?
What are M&M’s?
What organelle produces most of the usable energy for the cell?
What are the mitochondria?
What large structure stores water and helps keep a plant cell firm?
What is the central vacuole?
What structures make proteins in prokaryotic cells?
What are ribosomes?
What organelle modifies, sorts, and packages proteins for transport?
What is the Golgi apparatus?
What popular candy bar contains nougat, caramel, and a chocolate coating?
What is a Milky Way bar?
What organelles break down waste and worn-out cell parts?
What are lysosomes?
What green pigment absorbs light energy for photosynthesis?
What is chlorophyll?
What is one major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Prokaryotic cells lack a membrane-bound nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
What organelle network helps make and transport proteins and lipids?
What is the endoplasmic reticulum?
What sweet treat is made by heating and spinning sugar into thin, fluffy strands?
What is cotton candy?
What is the jelly-like substance that fills the cell and holds its organelles in place?
What is the cytoplasm?
What are the two main products of photosynthesis?
What are glucose (sugar) and oxygen?
Where is most of the DNA located in a prokaryotic cell?
What is the nucleoid region?
Why can eukaryotic cells perform many specialized functions?
Because they contain specialized organelles that perform different jobs.
What main ingredient gives traditional hard candy its sweetness and structure?
What is sugar?