organelles

Question 1

Cytoplasm

Answer 1

cytoplasm is a clear gel-like fluid that constantly moves

Question 2

Cell Wall

Answer 2

The outermost part of a plant cell. Used for:

• Protection
• Support
• Shape

Question 3

Cell Membrane

Answer 3

• Controls what is let into and out of the cell

- ALL cells have membranes

Question 4

Nucleus

Answer 4

• The control center of a cell!
• Found in both plant and animal cells
• Not found in bacterial cells

Question 5

Mitochondria

Answer 5

• Makes most of the energy for the cell

- Where cell respiration takes place

Question 6

Chloroplasts

Answer 6

• Captures sunlight to make food for plant cells
• Gives plants their green color (chlorophyll)
• This is where Photosynthesis occurs

Question 7

Ribosomes

Answer 7

Makes proteins

Question 8

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 8

Assembles proteins and lipids

Question 9

Golgi Body (apparatus)

Answer 9

• Sorts materials made by the ER
• Repackages proteins and delivers them to other parts of the cell
• Can also send materials to the cell membrane to exit the cell

Question 10

Vacuoles and vesicles

Answer 10

• Storage area of the cell
• Can store water, food and wastes
• In plant cells, there is only one large vacuole

Question 11

Lysosomes

Answer 11

• Small Organelles filled with enzymes

- Breaks down old cell parts and large food particles

Question 12

Enzymes

Answer 12

found in the lysosome and speed up the time it takes to break down materials

Question 13

Cytoskeleton

Answer 13

Maintains the shape of the cell

Question 14

Centrioles

Answer 14

Organize cell division

Question 15

Centrosomes

Answer 15

• Makes microtubules
• Contains the centrioles
• Helps in cell division