cell organelles

Question 1

Controls what goes in and out of the cell.

Answer 1

Cell Membrane

Question 2

Gives the cell shape (and structural support for animal cells, which don’t have a cell wall).

Answer 2

Cytoskeleton

Question 3

Holds everything in place.

Answer 3

Cytoplasm

Question 4

Protects the DNA that controls the activities of the cell.

Answer 4

Nucleus

Question 5

Makes ribosomes.

Answer 5

Nucleolus

Question 6

Makes proteins.

Answer 6

Rough ER

Question 7

Makes lipids.

Answer 7

Smooth ER

Question 8

Processes, sorts, and ships proteins where needed (basically like amazon).

Answer 8

Golgi Apparatus

Question 9

Storage (water, nutrients, waste, etc).

Answer 9

Vacuoles

Question 10

The ‘powerhouse’ of the cell + breaks down food to release energy aka ATP.

Answer 10

Mitochondria

Question 11

Provides protection and strength.

Answer 11

Cell wall (only in plant cells)

Question 12

Performs photosynthesis + converts sunlight into sugar (food).

Answer 12

Chloroplast (only in plant cells)

Question 13

Storage center (like a huge ver of vacuole but for plant cells only).

Answer 13

Central Vacuole (only in plant cells)

Question 14

Breaks down dead stuff (food, old parts of cell, bacteria etc).

Answer 14

Lysosomes (only in animal cells)

Question 15

Help cell divide by pulling chromosomes apart.

Answer 15

Centrioles (only in animal cells)

Question 16

Moves fluid across cell’s surface.

Answer 16

Cilia (only in animal cells)

Question 17

Moves entire cell through extracellular fluid.

Answer 17

Flagella (only in animal cells)

Question 18

Makes proteins.

Answer 18

Ribosomes

Question 19

What are Prokaryotes?

Answer 19

They’re only in bacteria and archaea (everything else is eukaryotes)
• no nucleus (but has DNA)