Functions
What job does the mitochondria perform?
It creates energy for the cell.
What jelly-like fluid fills in the space of the cell?
The cytoplasm.
What are the functions of a cell membrane?
It protects the cell and determines what enters and leaves.
Is the cell wall found in plant cells, animal cells, or both?
Plant cells
Which does not have organelles?
Prokaryotes do not have organelles.
What is stored in the nucleus?
DNA
Which organelle looks like an oval with squiggles in it?
The mitochondria.
What do centrioles do?
They help the cell to divide for meiosis and mitosis.
Are microvilli found in plant cells, animal cells, or both?
Animal cells.
Which cell is normally bigger?
Eukaryotic cells.
Which organelle performs photosynthesis?
The chloroplast.
What is the central dense part of the nuclei?
The nucleolus.
What do vesicles in a plant cell help store?
Enzymes
Which type of cell has a large central vacuole?
A plant cell.
What is a single-celled eukaryote called?
A protist.
What is the job of the Golgi Apparatus?
It prepares proteins and fats in the cell for storage or transportation out of the cell.
What are the organelles that are groups of microtubules?
Centrioles
Why do we need secretory vesicles?
They transport chemicals that our body needs to deliver messages. They also rid cells of waste/
Why do animal cells not have a chloroplast?
Because animals do not need to perform photosynthesis to make energy.
What are the two types of prokaryotes?
What is the difference between the job of the ribosomes and the lysosomes?
The ribosomes make protein while the lysosomes break down waste.
What organelle is made up of microfilaments and microtubules?
The cytoskeleton.
How do the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and rough endoplasmic reticulum differ in function?
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is used for storage and breaking down carbohydrates and lipids. The rough endoplasmic reticulum transports things to and from the nucleus and creates and packages proteins.
How does the nucleus differ between plant and animal cells?
There is no difference.
How does the structure of DNA in prokaryotes differ from the structure of DNA in eukaryotes?
DNA in prokaryotes is circular. DNA in eukaryotes is arranged in chromosomes.