Cell Organelles

Question 1

Nucleus

Answer 1

– DNA or genetic material
-Chromatin string form of DNA
~nuclear envelope – a membrane with pores that surrounds the nucleus
~ A dense center in the nucleus where ribosomes are made

Question 2

Mitochondria

Answer 2

Site of cellular respiration, where ATP is produced

Question 3

Chloroplast

Answer 3

Found only in plants and plant like protists and cyanobacteria

*Site of photosynthesis

Question 4

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

• Rough-
• Smooth-

Answer 4

– Highway of the cell

• Rough- contains ribosomes, lots of protein system
• Smooth – site of lipid breakdown

Question 5

Golgi Bodies

Answer 5

Modify and package finished proteins

Question 6

Vesicles/Vacuole

Answer 6

Delivery trucks

-proteins, anything in or out of the cell

Question 7

Lysosome

Answer 7

Contains digestive enzymes to recycle sell waste.

Question 8

Ribosome

Answer 8

!No Membrane!
– Made of rRNA (ribosomal nucleic acid)
–Site of protein synthesis
  ~transcription + translation
– Free-floating on cytoplasm or on ER

Question 9

Cytoskeleton

Answer 9

Microfilaments +Microtubules

*It’s going to anchor cellular organelles and maintain cell shape.

Question 10

Cell Membrane

Plasma membrane

Answer 10

– Boundary for ALL cells to maintain homeostasis