organelle functions Flashcards

1
Q

Makes ATP

A

Mitochondria

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2
Q

“Suicide bags”

A

Lysosomes

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3
Q

“Canal system or subway of cell” (2 answers)

A

Smooth ER and Rough ER

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4
Q

Controls what enters and exits the cell

A

Cell membrane

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5
Q

The dark central portion of the nucleus

A

Nucleolus

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6
Q

Makes sugars

A

Chloroplasts

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7
Q

“Powerhouse of the cell”

A

Mitochondria

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8
Q

Made of RNA and proteins

A

Ribosomes

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9
Q

Digests food particles

A

Lysosomes

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10
Q

“Brain of the cell”

A

Nucleus

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11
Q

“Digestive sacs”

A

Lysosomes

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12
Q

Breaks down poisons

A

Smooth ER

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13
Q

Used in mitosis

A

Centrioles

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14
Q

“Proteins factories of the cell”

A

Ribosomes

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15
Q

“Gate keeper of the cell”

A

Cell membrane

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16
Q

Transports proteins to the Golgi bodies

A

Rough ER

17
Q

Stores harmful materials; helps put pressure on cell walls to maintain turgor pressure

A

Central water vacuole

18
Q

Most prominent structure eukaryotic cells

A

Nucleus

19
Q

Site of photosynthesis

A

Chloroplasts

20
Q

Makes steroids and regulates Ca+ levels

A

Rough ER

21
Q

Stores excess sugars in plants in form of starch

A

Leucoplasts

22
Q

Contains carotenoid pigments (Red, orange, yellow)

A

Chromoplasts

23
Q

Where ribosomes are made

A

Nucleolus

24
Q

Repackages proteins to export out of the cell

A

Golgi apparatus

25
Q

“Stack of sacs”

A

Golgi apparatus