Cell Structure and Function Study Guide

Small structures in cells are called:

• molecules
• ribosomes
• organelles
• atoms

Which organelle protects the nucleus

• cytoplasm
• cell membrane
• nuclear membrane
• cell wall

_________ a genetic material that directs how the organism looks and functions. 

• cellulose
• lysosomes
• protein
• DNA/chromosomes

Different elements together are called: 

• compound
• atoms
• unicellular
• vacuoles

What surrounds the cell and protects it? 

• nucleus
• cell membrane
• cytoplasm
• golgi apparatus

Mitochondria are ____________ structures that help the cell use sugars to release _____________. 

• circles, protein
• rod-shaped, energy
• rod-shaped, protein
• circles, energy

What do prokaryotes lack that eukaryotes have? 

• cell membrane
• cytoplasm
• chloroplasts
• nucleus

Process where chloroplasts capture energy to produce food is called: 

• energy
• photosynthesis
• ER
• lysosomes

Protein factories in the cell are also called: 

• golgi apparatus
• nucleus
• ribosomes
• ER

The jelly-like substance that constantly moves and supports the organelles is called: 

• cytoplasm
• cell membrane
• chloroplast
• organelles