Cells and Organelles

Question 1

Ridged outer layer of a plant cell

Answer 1

Cell Wall

Question 2

Controls what comes into and out of a cell; found in plant and animal cells

Answer 2

Cell Membrane

Question 3

Gel-like fluid where the organelles are found

Answer 3

Cytoplasm

Question 4

Produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its functions

Answer 4

Mitochondria

Question 5

Uses chemicals to break down food and worn out organelles

Answer 5

Lysosomes

Question 6

Stores food, water, wastes, and other materials

Answer 6

Vacuoles

Question 7

Reveives proteins and materials from the ER, packages them, and distributes them

Answer 7

Golgi Bodies

Question 8

Captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in plant cells.

Answer 8

Chloroplasts

Question 9

Has passageways that carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another

Answer 9

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Question 10

Assembles amino acids to create proteins

Answer 10

Ribosomes

Question 11

Control center of the cell; contains DNA

Answer 11

Nucleus

Question 12

Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes

Answer 12

Nucleolus

Question 13

Tiny strands inside the nucleus that contain the instructions for directing the cell’s functions

Answer 13

Chromatin