animal cells

• What is the function of the nucleus in animal cells?

  To enclose the genetic material
• What is the cytoplasm and what occurs there?

  It is a watery solution where chemical reactions take place
• What controls the molecules that can enter and leave the cell?

  The cell membrane
• What are the two smaller structures inside the cell that need to be known?

  Mitochondria and ribosomes
• What is the function of mitochondria?

  Where aerobic respiration takes place
• What type of microscope is needed to see ribosomes?

  Electron microscope
• What do ribosomes do in the cell?

  They are the sites of protein synthesis
• What are proteins important for in cells?

  They carry out many functions, including acting as enzymes
• What type of cells are eukaryotic?

  Animal cells
• What is the significance of the cytoplasm in cellular respiration?

  It is where the first stage of respiration takes place