Cell Structure and Function

Cell Structure and Function
Cell - CORRECT ANSWER- basic unit of all living things


Cell membrane - CORRECT ANSWER- thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates
what enters and leaves the cell


Cytoplasm - CORRECT ANSWER- a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles
are suspended


Cell wall - CORRECT ANSWER- strong wall outside a plant cell's cell membrane that
protects the cell and maintains its shape


Organelle - CORRECT ANSWER- a tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function
within the cell


Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER- organelle that controls all the activities of a cell and
contains hereditary material made of proteins and DNA


Chloroplast - CORRECT ANSWER- a structure in the cells of plants and some other
organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food


Mitochondrion - CORRECT ANSWER- bean shaped organelle that releases energy
from stored food molecules which supplies energy for the cell


Ribosome - CORRECT ANSWER- an organelle that is resposible for making proteins.


Endoplasmic reticulum - CORRECT ANSWER- a cell structure that forms a maze of
passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell
to another.