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Organelle Functions
Organelle Functions 2
Elements and Compounds
Misc.
Misc. 2
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Which organelle's function is to control what enters and leaves the cell?
Cell membrane
100
Which organelle's function is to store food and other material needed by the cell?
Vacuoles
100
All organic compounds contain this element
carbon
100
How does a bacterial cell differ from a plant or animal cell?
It does NOT have a nucleus.
100
What does the function of the nucleus?
The control center of a cell
200
Which organelle's function is the control center of a cell?
nucleus
200
Which organelle's function is to release chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones?
Lysosomes
200
A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler elements is
An element
200
These organelles are found in plant and animal cells and also in bacterial cells.
Ribosomes
200
The thin strands, located in the nucleus of a cell, that contain genetic material are called
chromatin
300
Which organelle's function is to convert energy from food molecules into energy the cell can use?
Mitochondria
300
Organelles that use energy from sunlight to produce food are ...
chloroplasts
300
When two or more elements combine chemically, they form
a compound
300
Why is water important for a cell
most chemical reactions in cells require water
300
A structure found in plant and bacterial cells but NOT in animal cells is the ....
cell wall
400
Which organelle's function is to protect and support the cell?
Cell wall
400
What are small grainlike bodies that produce proteins inside cells?
Ribosomes
400
Water is known as this compound
H 2 O
400
The cell membrane and water are both involved in
the movement of materials into and out of a cell
400
A group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function is a(an)
tissue
500
Unlike the cell wall, the cell membrane...
is found in all cells
500
Organelles that are known as the "mailroom"...
Golgi Bodies
500
What is the difference between an element and a compound?
An element cannot be broken down, a compound is when two or more elements combine chemically.
500
Cells are the basic units of _________and __________ in ________ __________.
Cells are the basic units of STRUCTURE and FUNCTION in LIVING THINGS.
500
This structure is a network of passageways that carry materials from one part of the cell to another.
endoplasmic reticulum