Organelles
This organelle contains the cell's genetic material.
What is the nucleus?
These organelles are found only in plant cells and are responsible for photosynthesis.
What are chloroplasts?
Ribosomes are responsible for assembling these molecules, which are essential for cell function.
What are proteins?
This organelle is often referred to as the powerhouse of the cell.
What are the mitochondria?
This organelle is a surrounding protective barrier for the cell.
What is the cell membrane?
This organelle creates proteins from amino acids.
What is the ribosome?
Plant cells have this rigid outer layer for structure and protection, which is absent in animal cells.
What is the cell wall?
Ribosomes are either free-floating or attached to this organelle.
What is the rough endoplasmic reticulum?
The process by which mitochondria produce energy in the form of ATP.
What is cellular respiration?
This is another name for the cell membrane.
What is the plasma membrane?
This organelle removes waste from the cell.
What is the lysosome?
This structure is found in both plant and animal cells, but is much larger in plant cells where it helps create turgor pressure.
What is the vacuole?
Ribosomes are primarily made of this type of nucleic acid.
What is ribosomal RNA (rRNA)?
The inner membrane of the mitochondria is folded into these structures to increase its surface area.
What are cristae?
This is a term used to describe the cell membrane's ability to selectively let materials through.
What is semi-permeability?
This organelle is a network of tubes that transports substances between organelles.
What is the endoplasmic reticulum?
These two organelles are only found in plant cells, and not animal cells.
What are chloroplasts and the cell wall?
This type of RNA carries amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis, matching them to the codons on mRNA.
What is transfer RNA (tRNA)?
This location in the mitochondria contains enzymes, mitochondrial DNA, and ribosomes.
What is the mitochondrial matrix?
The cell membrane is composed of a bilayer of these molecules.
What are phospholipids?
This organelle packages and sends materials throughout and outside of cells.
What is the golgi apparatus?
This organelle is only found in animal cells and is used for cellular division.
What are centrioles?
This type of RNA carries the code for making proteins to the ribosome.
What is messenger RNA (mRNA)?
Mitochondria have their own DNA and ribosomes, supporting the theory that they originated through this process.
What is endosymbiosis?
These proteins embedded in the cell membrane transport substances across it.
What are transport proteins?