Cell Structure and It’s functions

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What is the organelle that contains DNA and controls cell functioning and reproduction?

What are the small bodies with specific structures and functions within a cell called?

What is another name for the plasma membrane?

What is composed of a phospholipid bilayer interspersed with cholesterol and proteins?

What term describes the solid part of the cell membrane, consisting of a variety of proteins and other molecules?

Which cell structure controls which substances can enter or leave the cell?

What is the liquid substance between the nucleus and cell membrane called?

What structure surrounds the cell membrane in plant cells?

What are membrane-bound organelles that often contain photosynthetic pigments?

What does EHEC stand for?

Which bacterium lives in the intestine and is usually transmitted by food poisoning?

What molecules are composed of hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts?

What term describes a substance that is 'water loving'?

What term describes a substance that is 'water hating'?

What property of the cell membrane blocks large water-soluble molecules from passing through?

What cell components carry out a variety of functions, including the transport of large water-soluble molecules?

What are proteins bonded to carbohydrates called?

What molecules are embedded in the interior of the bilayer to stabilize the membrane?

What is the long molecule of carbohydrate that makes up the cell wall of plants?

What is the amino sugar glucosamine that makes up the cell wall of fungi?

What is the polysaccharide chain linked by amino acids that makes up the cell wall of bacteria?

What are the dark ovoid objects spread throughout the cell that produce energy for the cell?

What are the small black dots that serve as a storage form of glucose?

What are colored plastids called?

What are the two types of chromoplasts?

What are white or colorless plastids that contain starch, oils, and protein granules?

What structure in chloroplasts looks like pancakes where the chlorophyll is located?

What is each 'pancake' in the grana called?

What is the process of converting light energy to carbohydrates called?

What are the double-membrane bound organelles in which photosynthesis occurs?

What is the chemical that absorbs the energy of the sun to provide the energy required for reducing CO2 to glucose?

What is a small vacuole used for transport and storage of materials called?

What are the four functions of a plant cell's central vacuole?

What is thought to be an extension of the ER membrane in plant cells?

What are the types of vacuoles found in cells?

What type of vacuole acts as processing centers?

What type of vacuole contains finished products like fats?

What type of vacuole is responsible for the elimination of wastes?

What are single-membrane organelles that act as natural antioxidants?

What is known as the control center or brain of the cell?

What is a double-membrane that has pores for molecules to enter and exit the nucleus?

What are the pores that allow selected molecules into and out of the nucleus called?

What are the protein molecules around which DNA is tightly coiled in chromatin?

What is the combination of DNA and histone proteins called?

What are the sites of ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) synthesis?

What is the system of membranous tubular canals in a cell called?

If ribosomes are attached to the ER, what is it called?

Which part of the endoplasmic reticulum synthesizes proteins?

Which part of the endoplasmic reticulum synthesizes lipids?

What is the ER called if no ribosomes are attached to it?

What are the structures that consist of rRNA and proteins and attach themselves to the endoplasmic reticulum?

What are the two non-identical subunits that make up each ribosome?

What is the stack of membranes in the cell that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum?

What receives newly manufactured protein from the ER on its inner surface?

What are cellular 'stomachs' that contain powerful hydrolytic/digestive enzymes?

What are the functions of lysosomes?

What are lysosomes sometimes called due to their function?

What are the largest organelles in an animal cell, after the nucleus?

What functions in aerobic energy metabolism, also known as cellular respiration?

What converts glucose and fatty acids to ATP and is self-replicating?

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