Science Plant and Animal Cells
What does the DNA inside of the nucleus determine?
Activities of the cell
What is the transportation network of the cell called?
Endoplasmic reticulum
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What is the control center of the cell?
Nucleus
What do vacuoles store?
Water, food, and nutrients
What protects the cell and controls what comes in and what comes out of the cell?
Cell membrane / Plasma membrane
Name two organelles that plant cells have but animal cells do not have.
Chloroplast and cell wall
All of the organelles are held in a gel called __________________.
Cytoplasm
What determines what type of hair a person will have?
DNA
True or False? You do not need a microscope to see cells.
False
True or False? Plant cells have more than one small vacuole called vesicles.
False Animal cells
What is the post office of the cell?
Golgi apparatus
What sorts and processes proteins?
Golgi apparatus / Golgi body
What do ribosomes do?
Make proteins
What organelle makes proteins?
Ribosomes
Which cell has one large vacuole?
Plant cells
What are the two types of cells?
Plants and animal cells
The process of making protein is called ___________________.
Proteinsynthesis
What are organelles?
Smaller parts of cells
What are vacuoles?
Storage tanks
What happens during photosynthesis?
Sun transfers energy to the plants to make food
Cells are sometimes called ________________________.
The building blocks of life
Why do cells need proteins?
To build new structures, repair damage, and direct chemical reactions
What is the endoplasmic reticulum?
Transports things throughout the cell
True or False? Animal cells are round and irregular in shape.
True
True or False? Animal cells do not have a cell wall because they do not need them.
True
True or False? Vacuoles are larger in plant cells than animal cells.
True