Cell and Cell Organelles

The nucleus is called the "boss" or "brain" because...

• It controls the cells activities.

• It makes energy for the cell.

• The nucleus controls what goes in/out of the cell.

• It destroys the DNA.

What is the job of the Cell Membrane?

• It controls what goes into and out of the cell.

• It supports and protects animal cells.

• It provides a surface for chemical reactions.

What is the best description of a cell?

• Little box shaped units that cork is made from.

• The tiniest thing that scientists know about.

• The small units that all living things are made of.

• Free swimming animals with cilia.

What are the food making structures in plant cells?

• Cell Membrane

• Chloroplasts

• Nucleus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

How are all cells similar?

• They can make their own food.

• They all look alike.

• They all have the same parts as one another.

• They perform the functions of life.

Which organelles would you expect to see in a plant cell but not an animal cell?

• Cell Wall, Chloroplast

• Nucleus, Cell Membrane

• Mitochondria, Chloroplast

How do cells get energy from food?

• Cells make electricity in the nucleus.

• The Mitochondria converts sugar into energy.

• The sun sends food and warm thoughts.

What guides all cell processes?

• Energy from the Mitochondria.

• Osmosis through the cell membrane.

• Information from the nucleus.

• The ribosomes.

When one group of cells perform the same function, they become ___________.

• an organ.

• tissue.

• an organ system.

• an organism.

What term describes the structures that perform a specific function within a cell?

• molecules.

• organisms.

• organelles.

• neurons.