Cell Organelles

Question 1

Cell membrane

Answer 1

ANIMAL
- FENCE; layer around the cell that holds the cell together
- SECURITY; allows substances to enter while keeping others out
- flexible, double-layered

Question 2

Cell wall

Answer 2

PLANT
- tough, outer layer
- protects and provides support

Question 3

Nucleus

Answer 3

BOTH
- CONTROL CENTRE; instructs the cell
- holds DNA
- nucleolus makes ribosomes

Question 4

Chloroplast

Answer 4

PLANT
- site of photosynthesis
- contains chlorophyll

Question 5

Mitochondria

Answer 5

BOTH
- POWERHOUSE; produces energy by breaking down food molecules
- found throughout

Question 6

Ribosome

Answer 6

BOTH
- FACTORIES; tiny and make proteins
- helps cell to function properly
- carries out daily activities

Question 7

Golgi body

Answer 7

BOTH
- AMAZON; modifies, packages, and distributes the proteins and other molecules around the cell
- surrounds the protein w/ a sac

Question 8

Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 8

BOTH
(RER) - rough; has ribosomes attached to it
(SER) - smooth; no ribosomes attached
- branching tubes and pockets
- folds, processes, and transports proteins and fats in the cell

Question 9

Lysosome

Answer 9

BOTH
- digestive enzymes
- recycles old cell parts and dead cells to make other cells

Question 10

Vacuole

Answer 10

BOTH
- STORAGE; stores food, water, and waste
- animal = small, plant = central

Question 11

Cytoplasm

Answer 11

BOTH
- fluid; jelly-like
- suspends organelles and fills up the cell
- allows organelles to move around
- many chemical reactions occur