Cell Basics
What is the jelly-like fluid inside the cell that holds organelles?
Cytoplasm
Which organelle is called the powerhouse of the cell because it makes energy?
Mitochondria
Which organelle stores water, food, or waste?
Vacuole
What thin covering controls what enters and leaves the cell?
Cell Membrane
Which type of cell does not have a nucleus?
Prokaryotic
What is the control center of the cell that contains DNA?
Nucleus
Which organelle helps plants make food from sunlight?
Chloroplast
Which organelle breaks down waste and old cell parts?
Lysomsomes
What rigid outer layer gives shape and support to plant cells?
Cell Wall
Which type of cell has a nucleus?
Eukaryotic
Tiny structures that make proteins for the cell are called?
Ribosomes
Which organelle uses ribosomes to make and move proteins?
Rough ER
Which type of cell stores more water, and needs and larger Vacuole?
What is the protective barrier found in all cells?
Cell membrane
Bacteria are an example of which type of cell?
Prokaryotic
Small parts inside the cell that each have a job, like tiny organs, are called?
Organelles
Which organelle makes fats and detoxifies harmful substances?
Smooth ER
Which organelle is most like a recycling center of the cell?
Lysosomes
Which part of a plant cell gives it extra strength that animal cells lack?
Cell wall
Plant and animal cells are examples of what type of cell?
Eukaryotic
Which cell structure packages and ships proteins?
Golgi Body
What process do chloroplasts carry out to make food?
Photosynthesis
What organelle do plant cells have to use to store water for a longer period of time?
Which two organelles are only found in plant cells and not in animal cells?
Cell Wall and Chloroplast
What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus; prokaryotic cells do not