Cool Stuff
What cell organelle stores starch in plants?
Amyloplast
What is the shape of a vacuole?
It is a sac that has no definite shape
What cell organelle gives plants their color?
Chlorophyll
What does a nucleus hold?
The cell’s genetic material
Is the cell membrane considered membrane bound?
Yes
What three processes is the Golgi Apparatus included in?
Protein Packing, Lipid Metabolism, and Glycolipid Synthesis
What are the functions of the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum?
Protein folding, sorting, and transportation.
What are two parts of chloroplasts?
Stroma and Thylakoid
Are centrioles membrane-bound organelles?
No
What is the general shape of the nuclear pores?
They are typically bowl shaped.
What cell organelle serves as the cell’s digestive system?
Lysosome
Are ribosomes membrane-bound?
No
What shape does the cell wall generally form?
A box shape
The mitochondria is the site of what process?
Cellular Respiration
What organelle contains enzymes for breaking down toxic materials and long chains of lipids in the cell?
Peroxisomes
What are the functions of the Nuclear Membrane?
It protects the DNA from the outside environment and controls what goes in and out of the cell
Where is amyloplast found?
In plant cells
Can vesicles be found in animal cells, plant cells, or both?
Both
What organelle breaks down glucose and converts it to ATP energy for the cell to function (Cellular Respiration)?
Mitochondria
What organelle moves substances into or out of the cell?
Vesicles
What organelle is made inside the nucleolus and codes for proteins?
Ribosome
What cell organelle makes ribosomes?
Nucleolus
Why is the Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum “smooth”?
It lacks ribosomes
What organelle helps the cells maintain their shape and keeps other organelles in place?
Cytoplasm
In what type of cell is a vacuole containing water bigger in? Animal or Plant?
Plant