Parts of a Cell

Question 1

Cytoplasm

Answer 1

Jelly like substance that fills the cell that has the building blocks for life

Question 2

Organelle

Answer 2

A small part of the cell with a specific function

Question 3

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

Answer 3

Helps with protein folding, packaging in vesicles that will later be shipped generally to the golgi apparatus

Question 4

Rough ER

Answer 4

Synthesis of Proteins

Question 5

Smooth ER

Answer 5

Synthesis of Lipids

Question 6

Golgi Apparatus

Answer 6

Packages and modifies proteins received from the ER to be used in the cell or packaged to be secreted via exocytosis

Question 7

Ribosomes

Answer 7

The protein-synthesizing machines of the cell. They translate the information encoded in messenger RNA (mRNA) into a polypeptide.

Question 8

Mitochondria

Answer 8

Produces ATP through cellular respiration or the Krebs Cycle and the Electron Transport Chain

Question 9

Vacuole

Answer 9

Storage bubbles found in cells. They store food to help the cell survive. May also store contaminants to help keep the cell safe.

Question 10

Lysosome

Answer 10

Break down waste materials and cellular debris. They can be described as the stomach of the cell. Digest excess or worn-out organelles, food particles, and engulfed viruses or bacteria.

Question 11

Nucleolus

Answer 11

Site of genes for rRNA synthesis. Assembles ribosomes

Question 12

Centrioles

Answer 12

Bar shapes structures, anchor and assemble microtubules