Organelles (easy version)

Question 1

function of the RER

Answer 1

synthesises and packages proteins

Question 2

function of the SER

Answer 2

synthesises and stores lipids and carbohydrates

Question 3

function of the vacuole

Answer 3

contains cell sap to keep the cell turgid

Question 4

function of the nucleus

Answer 4

controls cell activity and contains DNA

Question 5

function of the cell wall

Answer 5

made of cellulose which provides strength and support

Question 6

function of the chloroplasts

Answer 6

site of photosynthesis

Question 7

function of mitochondria

Answer 7

site of aerobic respiration and where ATP is synthesised

Question 8

function of the ribosomes

Answer 8

site of protein synthesis

Question 9

function of the lysosomes

Answer 9

form of vesicle that contains hydrolytic enzymes which destroy cellular components and cells themselves during apoptosis

Question 10

function of centrioles

Answer 10

attach chromosomes and pull them to the poles of the cell during cell division

Question 11

function of the nucleolus

Answer 11

forms the components that make ribosomes

Question 12

function of the golgi apparatus

Answer 12

modifies and folds proteins, and transports them to their destination

Question 13

function of the vesicles

Answer 13

membrane pockets which transport substances in/out of the cell

Question 14

structure of the cytoskeleton

Answer 14

a network of protein micro filaments