Animal Cell Organelles

Question 1

Ribosomes

2

Answer 1

Microscopic ‘factories’ that produce proteins

Not enclosed in a membrane

Question 2

Cell Membrane

3.5

Answer 2

Thin layer that encloses the cell

Controls what enters and leaves the cell
Acts as a boundary

Has 3 layers - 2 darker outer and a lighter middle

Question 3

Nucleus

3

Answer 3

Control centre of the cell

Contains DNA and controls what the cell does and when

Has membrane with pores

Question 4

Cytoplasm

4

Answer 4

Jelly-like substance
Everything else in a cell
Contains all the organelles
Includes water, minerals and more

Question 5

Lysosomes

4

Answer 5

Garbage disposal units that get rid of waste

Digests small particles

Brakes down warm out cell parts

Gathers waste products from cytoplasm

Question 6

Endoplasmic Reticulum

4

Answer 6

Protein products are put together here

Transportation network

Connects different organelles in a cell

Question 7

Chromosomes

3

Answer 7

Has genetic information
Fibre like material
Determines how different proteins are put together

Question 8

Golgi body

3

Answer 8

Proteins are mixed with other chemicals
Enclosed in bubble like containers
Move to the cell membrane and then released

Question 9

Vacuole

1

Answer 9

Used to store water and dissolved substances

Question 10

Mitochondria

4

Answer 10

Powerhouse of the cell
Converts glucose and oxygen into energy molecule (ATP)
Burns particles
Highly folded membranes