organelles

Question 1

nucleus

Answer 1

Includes DNA, instructor of the cell and transcribes mRNA

Question 2

cytoplasm

Answer 2

gives the cell shape, protects the organelles and helps to transport nutrients

Question 3

lysosome

Answer 3

the digestive system of the cell, breaks down foreign material, obsolete materials within the cell

Question 4

lysosomes can…

Answer 4

lysosomes can cause cell death if they do not carefully release their digestive enzymes

Question 5

centriole

Answer 5

contributes to the cytoskeleton and also organises mitotic spindle during mitosis

Question 6

ribosomes

Answer 6

transcribes RNA into amino acid sequence / protein synthesis

Question 7

golgi body

Answer 7

sorts out the protein and decide which organelle they go to

Question 8

golgi vesicles

Answer 8

transports the sorted protein from the golgi body to other organelles

Question 9

chloroplasts

Answer 9

responsible for photosynthesis

Question 10

smooth er

Answer 10

lipid and hormone synthesis, calcium release in muscles, breakdown of lipid-soluble toxins in liver cells

Question 11

rough er

Answer 11

protein synthesis and transport

Question 12

peroxisomes

Answer 12

regulates the toxic hydrogen peroxide gas that is produced by the cell

Question 13

centrosomes

Answer 13

responsible for cell division, mitosis

Question 14

endospores

Answer 14

the storage of DNA in a tough internal structure only present in prokaryotic cells

Question 15

vacuole

Answer 15

stores water, nutrients and waste products

Question 16

tonoplast

Answer 16

a membrane for the vacuole found in a plant cell

Question 17

chromatin

Answer 17

uncoiled chromosomes in the nucleus

Question 18

microtubules

Answer 18

plays a roles in cell division

Question 19

genophores

Answer 19

prokaryotic equivalent of chromosomes in eukaryotic cells, lacks histone proteins