Organelles
About cells
What do cells do?
100

What is the full form of ER? 

The endoplasmic reticulum

100
What makes plant cells different from animal cells?

They have a cell wall as well as a cell membrane

100

Define Cells

Cells are the most basic unit of life.

200

What is the purpose of the rough ER?

The rough ER has ribosomes attached to it and is responsible for the storage of molecules. 

200

What is the brain of a cell called?

Nucleus

200

Why are cells important?

They make up all the things in our body and help us recover and grow. 

300

What is the Golgi Apparatus?

It handles proteins received from the ER, further processes them, and sends them to their required places. 

300

What does a cell membrane do?

1. protects cell from its environment

2. holds contents (cytoplasm, organelles) in

3. semi-permeable


300

What helps a cell to move?

Cilia

400

What are ribosomes?

Ribosomes are responsible for the production of proteins that cater to the cell's needs. 

400

What is the gel-like fluid inside a cell called?

Cytoplasm

400

Which organelle helps a cell to repair itself?

Lysosome

500

What are centrioles?

Centrioles are one of the things that are least known in the cell. They come out of hiding to divide the cell and then disappear again. 
500

Name one type of specialized cell. 

e.g. WBCs, for fighting antigens, RBCs, for carrying blood with necessary oxygen. 

500

What is the power house of the cell called?

Mitochondria