Cell organelles

Question 1

Nucleus

Answer 1

-stores DNA
-controls cell activity

Question 2

Nucleolus

Answer 2

-produces RNA

Question 3

Ribosomes

Answer 3

-part RNA and part protein
-manufacture proteins
-found with ER or free floating

Question 4

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

Answer 4

-stacks of folded membrane
-keeps proteins from rest of cell
-rough ER: covered in ribosomes

Question 5

Golgi apparatus

Answer 5

-stacks of membrane
-packs and delivers proteins

Question 6

Lysosomes (animal cell)

Answer 6

-similar structure to peroxisomes
-detoxification

Question 7

Peroxisomes

Answer 7

-similar structure to lysosomes
-detoxification

Question 8

Mitochondria

Answer 8

-converts energy to ATP
-have their own DNA and ribosomes
-can duplicate themselves

Question 9

Vacuoles

Answer 9

-storage bubbles
-store nutrients, waste, water

Question 10

Centrioles (animal cells)

Answer 10

-plays a role in cell division

Question 11

Cytoskeleton

Answer 11

-organizes organelles and gives shape

Question 12

Chloroplast (plant cells)

Answer 12

-converts solar energy to glucose
-does photosynthesis
-has its own DNA and can reproduce

Question 13

Cell membrane

Answer 13

-surrounds the cell
-controls what goes in and out of the cell