Organelles And Their Functions

Question 1

Nucleus

Answer 1

Controls cell activities. Allows materials to move in and out.

Question 2

Nucleolus

Answer 2

Condensed region where ribosomes are formed

Question 3

Nuclear membrane

Answer 3

Keeps and protects DNA inside nucleus from substances in the cytoplasm.

Question 4

Plasma membrane

Answer 4

Protects cell from its surroundings

Question 5

Rough ER

Answer 5

associated with ribosomes; Makes secretory and and membrane proteins

Question 6

Smooth ER

Answer 6

Makes cellular products like lipids and hormones

Question 7

Ribosomes

Answer 7

Makes proteins

Question 8

Golgi apparatus

Answer 8

Modifies proteins

Question 9

Cytosol

Answer 9

The fluid in which organelles of the cell reside

Question 10

Lysosome

Answer 10

They digest food and waste materials

Question 11

Centriole

Answer 11

Help with formation of spindle fibers that separate the chromosomes during cell division

Question 12

Mitochondria

Answer 12

Takes nutrients from cell and turns it into energy

Question 13

Peroxisomes

Answer 13

Metabolizes waste

Question 14

Vesicles

Answer 14

Uptake and transport of materials within the plasma membrane

Question 15

Microvilli

Answer 15

Increases the surface area of the cell and are useful for absorption and secretion functions