Cells

Cards (19)

  • What is known as the powerhouse of the cell?

    Mitochondria
  • Which of these is NOT in an Eukaryotic cell?
    Cell wall, cell membrane, plasmid, chloroplasts
    Plasmid
  • What is the defining feature of a prokaryotic cell?

    The DNA is not stored in the nucleus (it's found in a single loop of DNA)
  • What is the function of the cell membrane
    Holds the cell together, controls what can come in and out of the cell
  • True or false; ribosomes are found in eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells
    True, they are found in both
  • What is cytoplasm?
    A jelly like substance where many chemical reactions happen in the cell?
  • What is DNA?

    The genetic material which controls the activities of the cell
  • What is the role of ribosomes?

    They are the site of protein synthesis
  • Where are ribosomes found?

    cytoplasm
  • Where do most of the reactions involved in aerobic respiration happen?
    Mitochondria
  • What is where is energy released to fuel cellular processes?

    Mitochondria
  • What is contained in the permanent vacuole?

    cell sap
  • What is cell sap made of and where is it found

    A solution of sugars and salts dissolved in water, found in the permanent vacuole
  • Name the main sub-cellular structures in animal cells
    Nucleus, cell membranes, mitochondria, ribosomes, cytoplasm
  • What is the site of many chemical reactions including anaerobic respiration? 

    cytoplasm
  • In addition to the sub-cellular parts found in animal cells plant cells also have what?
    a cell wall & a permanent vacuole
  • If a plant cell has chloroplasts it is usually found where?

    In the leaves of a plant
  • In prokaryotic cells what are the smaller circular pieces of DNA called?

    plasmids
  • Is a nucleus found in prokaryotic cells?

    No