Parts of the plant cell

DNA

(deoxyribonucleic acid). The chemical structure of genes which control inheritance.

ribosome

The tiny, dot-like bodies in the cytoplasm or part of the endoplasmic reticulum; important in protein synthesis.

A chloroplast consists solely of a football shaped container of chlorophyll.

False

Major segments of DNA during cell division.

Chromosomes

The organic materials between the membrane and nucleus, which contains a variety of tiny bodies, or organelles.

Cytoplasm

Flattened membrane sacs and tubes that are believed to be centers for collecting and packaging cell structures and enzymes.

Golgi bodies

Why is a cell analogous to an engineered watch?

because it consists of numerous interdependent subunits because coded information cannot arise from random processes

A concentration of the nucleic acid RNA, which is important in carrying chemical messages to other bodies in the cytoplasm.

nucleolus

RNA

(ribonucleic acid). A chemical important in taking blueprint messages from DNA of the nucleus to ribosomes in the cytoplasm for protein synthesis instructions.

nucleolus

A smaller, darker body found in the nucleus; contains a concentration of RNA; associated with message transfer to the cytoplasm and cell division.

Green, football-shaped plastids that carry out the life-support system of photosynthesis.

Chloroplast

Chemical messages originate from:

DNA

Ribosomes are made of RNA.

False

The construction of the cell walls of all plants is similar

False

Rod-shaped structures scattered throughout the cytoplasm that are involved with energy release.

Mitochondria

The cell headquarters and inheritance; controls and orders the activities of the cell.

Nucleus

mitochondria

The tiny rod-shaped cell bodies where aerobic respiration occurs; the cell powerhouses.

A feature of plants that gives shape and texture and provides support.

cell wall

A system of membranes that appears to be a factory for life processes and a cell communication system for chemical messages.

endoplasmic reticulum

Inherited physical traits are directly related to:

genes

The number of chromosomes within each species of plant or animal:

is reduced in half with reproduction

The basic food produced by a plant is:

produced by chloroplasts

ATP is a:

reactant yielding food molecules chemical associated with mitochondria a form of chemical energy

The transfer of information from the nucleus to organelles is accomplished by:

ribonucleic acid

Although the following term is actually obsolete and somewhat misleading, the cell may still be referred to as a__________

simple cell

The total energy production of a mitochondrion is enhanced by:

the large internal surface area

The two main functions of the Golgi body are _____. Select all that may apply.

to collect and package cell building materials and enzymes break down food molecules into energy secrete and store high-energy compounds produce energy by way of photosynthesis