Plant vs. Animal Cell Vocabulary

Question 1

Organelle

Answer 1

Specialized structure that proforms various function in the cell

Question 2

Nucleus

Answer 2

Control Center

Question 3

Vacuole

Answer 3

Stores nutrients and gives support

Question 4

Mitochondria

Answer 4

Powerhouse of the cell produces energy

Question 5

Chloroplast

Answer 5

Uses sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water ro make food by photosynthesis

Question 6

Cell Membrane

Answer 6

The membrane that protocts the cell

Question 7

Lysosome

Answer 7

Breaks down worn-out or damaged organelles, waste mterials, and foreign invaders

Question 8

Ribosomes

Answer 8

Makes prooteins

Question 9

Rough ER

Answer 9

Synthesizes and packages proteins, and transports materials through the cell

Question 10

Smooth ER

Answer 10

It synthesizes lipids that will be exported by the cell; detoxifies poisons alcohol and drugs

Question 11

Golgi Complex

Answer 11

Modidies and packages proteins and carbohydrates into membrane-bound vesicles for exports

Question 12

Cell wall

Answer 12

A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane