1. Cells

Large, complex cells with a nucleus and other organelles contained within individual membranes.

• eukaryotic

• prokaryotic

Prokaryotic cells

• Plants

• Animals

• Bacteria

• Fungi

Molecules that act as small organelles. Found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Assemble proteins.

• endoplasmic reticulum

• ribosomes

• enzymes

• cytoplasm

Builds lipids in eukaryotic cells

• rough Er

• smooth ER

• Golgi apparatus

• lysosome

Modifies and transport proteins to desired locations in eukaryotic cells

• rough Er

• smooth ER

• Golgi apparatus

• lysosome

Contain enzymes that break down waste materials in eukaryotic cells

• rough Er

• smooth ER

• Golgi apparatus

• lysosome

Why are plant cells able to transform solar energy into chemical energy?

• they contain chloroplasts

• they contain mitochindria

• they are green

• they contain a cell wall

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Which location in a eukaryotic cell DOES NOT contain ribosomes?

• rough ER

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

Why can plant cells hold more water than animal cells?

• they need water for photosynthesis to occur

• they metabolize water faster than animal cells

• they have a large central vacuole for storage and a strong cell wall

Animal cells prefer living in a(n) _____ solution

• hypotonic

• isotonic

• hypertonic