Functions of organelles

Question 1

Cell wall function

Answer 1

Provide support and protection for the cell

Question 2

Gives support through turgar pressure and storage of water, pigment, proteins, etc.

Answer 2

Central vacuole

Question 3

Where photosynthesis occurs in plants and algae

Answer 3

Chloroplast

Question 4

Chromoplast function

Answer 4

Gives colour’s to flower and fruits for pollination

Question 5

Cilia function

Answer 5

Used for locomotion and/or sweeping fluid over the cell

Question 6

Contractile vacuole function

Answer 6

Osmoregulation in animal-like protists

Question 7

Creates environment for the processes taking place in cells

Answer 7

Cytoplasm

Question 8

Microtubules functions

Answer 8

Structure and movement of cilia/flagella, organization, and shape of cell

Question 9

Microfilaments functions

Answer 9

Cell strength, shape, movement, and pseudopodia function

Question 10

Flagella function

Answer 10

Locomotion

Question 11

Contains food particles engulfed by the cell

Answer 11

Food vacuole in animal-like protists

Question 12

Golgi apparatus function

Answer 12

Modify, store, and ship products of the ER (often proteins)

Question 13

Responsible for the production and storage of macromolecules

Answer 13

Leucoplast

Question 14

The organelle that digests a cells food and waste using enzymes

Answer 14

Lysosome

Question 15

Mitochondria function

Answer 15

Carrie’s out cellular respiration and produces ATP

Question 16

Nucleolus function

Answer 16

Region in the nucleus where the ribosome subunit is assembled

Question 17

Nucleus function

Answer 17

Controls cell function, site of DNA synthesisand RNA transcription (the cells genetic materials)

Question 18

Regulates what goes in and out of celland separates the inside from the environment

Answer 18

Plasma membrane

Question 19

Ribosome function

Answer 19

Synthesises proteins in the cytoplasm

Question 20

Rough ER function

Answer 20

Intial synthesis and sorting of proteins for export

Question 21

Smooth ER function

Answer 21

Lipid synthesis, and modification, detoxification, glycogen breakdown

Question 22

Contains macromolecules for storage, transport or secretion

Answer 22

Vesicle

Question 23

pigment name that gives green and where it is found

Answer 23

chlorophyll, found in chloroplast

Question 24

pigment name that gives red/orange and where it is found

Answer 24

carotenoids, found in chromoplast

Question 25

pigment name that gives blue/purple and where it is found

Answer 25

anthocyanins, found in central vacuoles

Question 26

purpose of guard cells

Answer 26

regulate the opening and closing of the stomata (pores in cell walls)