Organelle Quiz Flashcards
makes ATP
mitochondria
“suicide bags”
lysosomes
“stack of sacs”
Golgi apparatus
“canal system or subway of cell”
smooth ER, rough ER
controls what enters and exits the cell
cell membrane
the dark central portion of the nucleus
nucleolus
makes sugars
chloroplasts
“powerhouse of the cell”
mitochondria
made of RNA and proteins
ribosomes
digests food particles
lysosomes
“brain of the cell”
nucleus
“digestive sacs”
lysosomes
breaks down poisons
smooth ER
used in mitosis
centrioles
“protein factories of the cell”
ribosomes
“gatekeeper of the cell”
cell membrane
transports proteins to the Golgi bodies
rough ER
stores harmful materials; helps put pressure on cell walls to maintain turgor pressure
central water vacuole
contains DNA in eukaryotes
nucleus
most prominent structure of eukaryotic cells
nucleus
site of photosynthesis
chloroplasts
makes steroids and regulates calcium levels
smooth ER
stores excess sugars in plants in form of starch
leucoplasts
contains carotenoid pigments (red, orange, yellow)
chromoplasts
where ribosomes are made
nucleolus
repackages proteins to export out of the cell
Golgi apparatus