Eukaryotic Cell Organelles 2

Question 1

What are the parts of mitochondria?

Answer 1

matrix (centre part)

cristae (the zig zag part)

outer membrane

Question 2

What does the mitochondria do?

Answer 2

site of aerobic respiration

makes ATP

Question 3

What is the cell wall?

Answer 3

it is a strong structural wall that protects the cell from changing shape

plants / algae = cellulose

fungi = chitin

Question 4

What is the vacuole?

Answer 4

contains sugars and salts - cell sap

keeps cell turgid (stiff)

Question 5

What are the parts of the chloroplast?

Answer 5

lamellae (lines connecting grana)

thylakoid (individual grana)

grana (stack of thylakoids)

double membrane

stroma

starch grain

Question 6

What is the chloroplast?

Answer 6

site of photosynthesis

contrains chlorophyll to absorb light energy

Question 7

What is the ribosome?

Answer 7

make proteins

very small organelles

attached to RER

made of proteins + RNA