Organelles

Question 0

cell membrane

Answer 0

outer boundary, surrounds cell

Question 1

Organelle

Answer 1

Structures that carry out specific functions

Question 2

cytoplasm

Answer 2

fluid in cell-feels like jello

Question 3

colloid

Answer 3

not solid, not liquid, like jelo

Question 4

ribosomes

Answer 4

tiny, dot like structures used to make proteins

Question 5

nucleus

Answer 5

control center with DNA

Question 6

nucleolus

Answer 6

inside nucleus, ribosomes made

Question 7

nuclear envelope

Answer 7

surrounds nucleus, has pores

Question 8

endoplasmic structure

Answer 8

E.R., internal canal, used to transport, some have no ribosomes (smooth E.R.), some have ribosomes (rough E.R.)

Question 9

golgi apparatus

Answer 9

flattened sac, sorts & packages, vesicles move from E.R. to Golgi & fuse with membranes

Question 10

lysosomes

Answer 10

vesicles that contain enzymes to break down larger molecules, digest old organelles

Question 11

cytoskeleton

Answer 11

web of protein used for support
microfilaments - long and thin
microtubules - thick and hollow

Question 12

mitochondria

Answer 12

makes energy, looked like peanut with folds on inside, powerhouse of cell

Question 13

vacuole

Answer 13

membrane bound compartment to store things like water, food vacuoles can fuse with lysomes to digest the food

Question 14

plastids

Answer 14

also stores, can contain pigments
chloroplast - in plants, used to capture sun’s energ, has chlorophyll
amyloplast - store starch

Question 15

Fagella

Answer 15

long, thread-like structures to help move one-celled organisms move, usually 1 or 2

Question 16

cilia

Answer 16

thousands of hair-like structures to help move one-celled organisms move

Question 17

pilli

Answer 17

short, thick outgrowths on prokaryotic cells to help them attach