Parts of Cells

Question 1

Golgi Body

Answer 1

Packages and ships materials throughout the cell

“Post office of the cell”

Looks like a stack of pancakes

Question 2

Lysosome

Answer 2

Breaks down waste for the cell

Only in animal cells

Question 3

Ribosomes

Answer 3

Builds proteins for the cell

Looks like small circles

Question 4

Cell Membrane

Answer 4

Controls what goes in and out.

Thin outside layer of the cell

Question 5

Cytoplasm

Answer 5

A gel-like fluid that fills the cell and holds organelles in place

Question 6

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

Answer 6

Transports materials

“Highway of the cell”

Looks like a maze

Question 7

Nucleus

Answer 7

Controls the cell

“The brain of the cell”

Contains the DNA

Question 8

Mitochondrion (Mitochondria)

Answer 8

Works like the digestive system to take in nutrients to break down and make energy

“The powerhouse of the cell”

Question 9

Vacuole

Answer 9

Stores things for the cell (often holds food or water)

Either only plant, or plant and animal (read below)

Plant cells have a central vacuole instead of a vacuole, but they both do the same thing. Some sources say that only plant cells have it, some say both do.

Question 10

Chloroplast

Answer 10

Uses the sun’s energy to make glucose

Only in plant cells – Oval shaped

Question 11

Cell Wall

Answer 11

A rigid structure that supports and protects the cell

Only in plant cells

Question 12

Organelles

Answer 12

The tiny structures that carry out specific functions for cells

Like the cell’s organs