Cell Biology National 5

Question	Answer
What is the function of the nucleus?	Controls all the activities of a cell and contains genetic material
What is the function of the cell membrane?	Controls what materials enter and exit the cell
What is the function of the cytoplasm?	Where chemical reactions happen
What are chloroplasts?	Structures found in green plant cell that contains the pigment chlorophyll, and the site of photosynthesis
What is the vacuole?	A membrane-bound sac found in plant cells containing sap that gives support
What is the cell wall?	Outer covering of plant cells giving support and is made of cellulose
What is the function of a mitochondrion?	A sausage shaped structure where aerobic respiration takes place
What is the function of a ribosome?	The site of protein synthesis in a cell
What structures are present in an animal cell?	Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes, mitochondria
What structures are present in a plant cell?	Nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall, vacuole, cytoplasm, ribosomes, mitochondria, chloroplasts,
What structures are present in a bacterial cell?	Cytoplasm, ribosomes, cell wall, plasmid, cell membrane, ribosomes, DNA loop
What structures are present in a fungal cell?	Nucleus. ribosomes, cell membrane, cell wall, mitochondria, cytoplasm

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