Organelles in Cells

Question 1

Membranes - Selective Boundaries

Answer 1

Selectively permeable boundaries, control the movement of substances into and out of the cell/organelle

Both plant and animal cells have membranes

Question 2

Protoplasm

Answer 2

The living content of a cell that is surrounded by the cell membrane

Question 3

Nucleus

Answer 3

The control and information centre

Question 4

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 4

Transport and processing of proteins and lipids

Question 5

Golgi Bodies

Answer 5

Packaging and sorting the products

Question 6

Ribosomes

Answer 6

Protein synthesis

Question 7

Lysosomes

Answer 7

Digestion and cell destruction

Question 8

Mitocondria

Answer 8

Cellular respiration – production and storage of energy (ATP)

Question 9

Vacuoles

Answer 9

Storage and support

Question 10

Chloroplast

Answer 10

Photosynthesis

Question 11

Plant Cell Wall

Answer 11

Shape and support

Question 12

Centrioles

Answer 12

Spindle production in cell division

Question 13

Cytoskeleton

Answer 13

Cell shape, organelle placement and movement and cell division