Cell Organelles and Functions

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What organelle captures energy from sunlight to produce food in plant cells?

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Chloroplast

Front

What forms the boundary between a cell and the outside environment and controls the movement of materials into and out of the cell?

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Cell Membrane

Front

What is the 'skin' of the cell made up of phospholipids?

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Cell Membrane

Front

What is the gel-like fluid that fills plant and animal cells where organelles are found?

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Cytoplasm

Front

What organelle is used in Mitosis?

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Centrioles

Front

What is the function of the nucleus in a cell?

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Controls cell functions and contains genetic material.

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What is the role of ribosomes in a cell?

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Synthesize proteins.

Front

What is the function of the endoplasmic reticulum?

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Transport materials within the cell; rough ER has ribosomes for protein synthesis, smooth ER is involved in lipid synthesis.

Front

What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?

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Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids for secretion or delivery to other organelles.

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What is the function of lysosomes?

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Digest waste materials and cellular debris.