Cell Organelles
This organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell" because it produces ATP.
What is the mitochondria?
All cell types need this cell structure for protein synthesis.
What is the ribosome?
These short fragments of DNA are formed on the lagging strand during replication.
What are Okazaki fragments?
This phase of the cell cycle is where the cell grows, replicates its DNA, and prepares for division.
What is interphase?
This structure consists of DNA wrapped around histone proteins, forming the fundamental packaging unit of eukaryotic chromosomes.
What is a nucleosome?
This structure provides plant and bacteria cells with extra support and helps maintain their shape.
What is the cell wall?
Unlike eukaryotes, prokaryotic cells lack this structure that contains DNA.
What is the nucleus?
DNA replication follows this model, in which each new DNA molecule consists of one old strand and one new strand.
What is semi-conservative replication?
This type of cell division is used for asexual reproduction in single-celled prokaryotes.
What is binary fission?
In the analogy comparing DNA and histones to thread and a spool, this part is like the Thread which is wrapped around the spool.
What are DNA Strands?
This organelle is responsible for packaging and modifying proteins before they are sent to their destination.
What is the Golgi apparatus?
This type of cell includes bacteria and archaea.
What are prokaryotic cells?
This enzyme is responsible for adding nucleotides to a growing DNA strand during replication.
What is DNA polymerase?
This is the phase of the cell cycle where mitosis or meiosis occurs.
What is M phase?
These basic proteins help package DNA into nucleosomes in eukaryotic cells.
What are histones?
This network of membranes assists in protein and lipid synthesis and comes in rough and smooth varieties.
What is the endoplasmic reticulum?
Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have this outer structure that controls what enters and exits the cell.
What is the cell membrane?
This enzyme is laid down to provide a starting point for DNA replication.
What is RNA primase?
This structure helps separate chromosomes during mitosis.
What is the cytoskeleton?
This is the purpose of nucleosomes in eukaryotic cells.
What is packaging and organizing DNA into a compact structure?
This organelle contains digestive enzymes to break down waste and cellular debris.
What is the lysosome?
This type of organism can be unicellular or multicellular and includes animals, plants, fungi, and protists.
What are eukaryotes?
DNA replication occurs in this specific phase of the cell cycle.
What is the S phase of Interphase?
This type of cell division results in gametes with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
What is meiosis?
Nucleosomes do not exist in this type of cell.
What are prokaryotic cells?