Organelles

Question 1

Plasma membrane

Answer 1

Made of a double layer of lipids
External cell barrier

Question 2

Cytoplasm

Answer 2

Cytosol fluid

Question 3

Mitochondria

Answer 3

Site of ATP synthesis
Powerhouse of the cell

Question 4

Ribosomes

Answer 4

Sites of protein synthesis

Question 5

Rough ER

Answer 5

Proteins are bound in vesicles for transport in the Golgi Apparatus and other sites

Question 6

Smooth ER

Answer 6

Site of lipid and steroid synthesis
Lipid metabolism
Drug detoxification

Question 7

Golgi Aparatus

Answer 7

Packages, modifies, and separates proteins for secretion

Question 8

Peroxisomes

Answer 8

Enzymes detoxify toxic substances

Question 9

Lysosomes

Answer 9

Sites of intracellular digestion

Question 10

Microtubules

Answer 10

Support the cell and give it shape
Involved in intracellular movements

Question 11

Microfilaments

Answer 11

Involved in muscle contraction
Intracellular movements
Help form cell cytoskeleton

Question 12

Intermediate filament

Answer 12

Stable cytoskeleton elements
Resist mechanical forces acting on the cell

Question 13

Centroiles

Answer 13

Organize microtubule networks during mitosis to form spindles and asters

Question 14

Inclusions

Answer 14

Storage fro nutrients, wastes and cell products

Question 15

Nuclear

Answer 15

Control center of the cell
Transmits genetic info
Instructions for protein synthesis

Question 16

Nuclear envelope

Answer 16

Separates nucleoplasm from the cytoplasm
Regulates passage of substances in and out of the nucleus

Question 17

Nulceolus

Answer 17

Site of ribosome subunit manufacutre

Question 18

Chromatin

Answer 18

DNA the genes