Cell Oraganelles

Question 1

What is a Nucleus?

Answer 1

cell control centre that holds DNA

Question 2

What is Mitochondria?

Answer 2

makes energy for the cell (power house of the cell)

Question 3

What is a Ribosome?

Answer 3

is a small structure in cells that helps make proteins by reading instructions from a molecule called mRNA.

Question 4

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 4

is a cell structure that helps make and transport proteins.

Question 5

Rough ER (Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum)

Answer 5

is part of the endoplasmic reticulum with ribosomes on its surface, helping make proteins.

Question 6

Smooth ER (Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum)

Answer 6

is a type of endoplasmic reticulum without ribosomes, involved in making lipids and detoxifying substances.

Question 7

Golgi Apparatus

Answer 7

Packs and sends out proteins

Question 8

Lysosome

Answer 8

An organelle that contains enzymes to break down waste, damaged cells, and other materials.

Question 9

Chloroplast

Answer 9

An organelle in plant cells that absorbs sunlight to make food through photosynthesis.

Question 10

Cell Membrane

Answer 10

A protective layer around the cell that controls what enters and leaves.

Question 11

Cell Wall

Answer 11

A rigid outer layer in plant cells that provides structure and support.

Question 12

Vacuole

Answer 12

stores water and nutrients especially big in plant cells

Question 13

Cytoplasm

Answer 13

The jelly-like substance inside the cell where organelles float and chemical reactions occur.