Organelles Test Flashcards
Central vacuole
Prokaryote: no
Eukaryote: yes (plant)
Function: stores food and water in order to maintain shape
Chloroplast
Prokaryote: no
Eukaryote: yes (plant)
Function: site photosynthesis
Cell wall
Prokaryote: no
Eukaryote: yes (plant)
Function: provides shape and protection
Centrioles
Prokaryote: no
Eukaryote: yes (animal)
Function: creates spindle fiber and is used for cell division
Lysosome
Prokaryote: no
Eukaryote: yes (animal)
Function: digest bacteria, uses enzymes
Vacuole
Prokaryote: no
Eukaryote: yes (animal)
Function: stores food, water, and waste
Mitochondria
Prokaryote: no
Eukaryote: yes (animal and plant)
Function: provides energy, creates ATP
Golgi apparatus
Prokaryote: no
Eukaryote: yes (animal and plant)
Function: packaging macromolecule for transport
Sooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
Prokaryote: no
Eukaryote: yes (animal and plant)
Function: makes lipids, hormones, and membranes
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Prokaryote: no
Eukaryote: yes (animal and plant)
Function: used for transport for proteins
Nucleus
Prokaryote: no
Eukaryote: yes (animal and plant)
Function: holds DNA
Cytoskeleton
Prokaryote: yes
Eukaryote: yes (animal and plant)
Function: helps to maintain cell shape
Ribosome
Prokaryote: yes
Eukaryote: yes (animal and plant)
Function: packets of RNA and provides protein
Cytoplasm
Prokaryote: yes
Eukaryote: yes (animal and plant)
Function: responsible for holding the organelles and protects them
Cell membrane
Prokaryote: yes
Eukaryote: yes (animal and plant)
Function: acts as a protective barrier