Organelle functions and locations (Exam 1)

Question 1

What is the function of the cell membrane?

Answer 1

The boundary of the cell and controls what enters and leaves the cell

Question 2

Is the cell membrane in the plant, animal, or bacteria cell?

Answer 2

Plant, animal, and bacteria cell

Question 3

What is the function of the cell wall?

Answer 3

Provides support and strength

Question 4

Is the cell wall in the plant, animal, or bacteria cell?

Answer 4

Bacteria and plant cell

Question 5

What is the function of a ribosome?

Answer 5

Site of protein synthesis

Question 6

Is a ribosome in the plant, animal, or bacteria cell?

Answer 6

Plant, animal, and bacteria cell

Question 7

What is the function of a chloroplast?

Answer 7

Converts sunlight into chemical energy (photosynthesis)

Question 8

Is chloroplast in the plant, animal, or bacteria cell?

Answer 8

Plant cell

Question 9

What is the function of cytoplasm?

Answer 9

A jelly-like substance that holds water and nutrients. Also the site for chemical reactions

Question 10

Is cytoplasm in the plant, animal, or bacteria cell?

Answer 10

Plant, animal, and bacteria cell

Question 11

What is the function of the nucleus?

Answer 11

Control center of the cell and contains the DNA

Question 12

Is the nucleus in the plant, animal, or bacteria cell?

Answer 12

Animal and plant cell

Question 13

What is the function of the mitochondria?

Answer 13

Produces cell energy in the form of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate)

Question 14

Is the mitochondria in the plant, animal, or bacteria cell?

Answer 14

Animal and plant cell

Question 15

What is the function of the vacuole?

Answer 15

Water and food storage

Question 16

Is the vacuole in the plant, animal, or bacteria cell?

Answer 16

Animal and plant cell

Question 17

What is the function of the golgi?

Answer 17

Modifies and packages proteins

Question 18

Is the golgi in the plant, animal, or bacteria cell?

Answer 18

Plant and animal cell

Question 19

What is the function of the rough ER (endoplasmic reticulum)?

Answer 19

Location of ribosomes, and transports proteins

Question 20

Is the rough ER in the plant, animal, or bacteria cell?

Answer 20

Plant and animal

Question 21

What is the function of the smooth ER (endoplasmic reticulum)?

Answer 21

Creation and storage of lipids and steroids

Question 22

Is the smooth ER in the plant, animal, or bacteria cell?

Answer 22

Plant and animal

Question 23

What is the function of the lysosome?

Answer 23

Removal of waste

Question 24

Is the lysosome in the plant, animal, or bacteria cell?

Answer 24

Animal and plant

Question 25

What is the function of the vesicle?

Answer 25

Cellular packaging such as proteins

Question 26

Is the vesicle in the plant, animal, or bacteria cell?

Answer 26

Plant and animal