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Cell Parts and Functions

Quiz by Jennifer Hencken

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  • Q1
    protective outer covering that controls what goes in and out; selectively permeable
    cell membrane
    30s
  • Q2
    lets some things through but not everything
    selectively permeable
    30s
  • Q3
    organelle that contains the DNA , called the control center of the cell
    nucleus
    30s
  • Q4
    located inside the nucleus, ribosomes are made here
    nucleolous
    30s
  • Q5
    release energy for the cell to use, called the powerhouse of the cell
    mitochondrion
    30s
  • Q6
    looks like stack of pancake
    Golgi appartus
    30s
  • Q7
    Golgi Apparatus
    processes materials (proteins) in the cell and packages them in vesicles
    30s
  • Q8
    make proteins
    ribosomes
    30s
  • Q9
    transports materials (protein) without and outside the cell
    vesicles
    30s
  • Q10
    animal cell only, break down materials and old cell parts
    lysosomes
    30s
  • Q11
    with ribosomes, processes and packages materials and uses them to make proteins and parts of the cell membrane
    rough endoplasmic reticulum
    30s
  • Q12
    without ribosomes, processes and packages materials and uses them to make proteins and parts of the cell membrane
    smooth endoplasmic reticulum
    30s
  • Q13
    gelatin-like fluid where most of the work (chemical reactions) in the cell is done
    cytoplasm
    30s
  • Q14
    plant cell only
    chloroplasts
    30s
  • Q15
    Chloroplasts
    use energy from the sun to make food (sugar), photosynthesis (green pigment chlorophyll)
    30s

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