Cell Organelles and Functions

Front

What captures energy from sunlight and produces food in plant cells?

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Chloroplast

Front

Which organelle produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its functions?

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Mitochondria

Front

What is the structure that controls what goes in and out of the cell?

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Cell membrane

Front

What does the vacuole do?

Back

Stores salt, water, and other substances.

Front

What is the function of the chloroplast?

Back

Photosynthesis - converting sunlight into food.

Front

What is the role of mitochondria in a cell?

Back

They generate ATP, the energy currency of the cell.

Front

What is the function of the cell wall?

Back

Provides structure and protection to plant cells.

Front

What is the jelly-like substance inside the cell called?

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Cytoplasm

Front

What is the function of the nucleus?

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It contains the cell's genetic material and controls its activities.

Front

What do Golgi bodies do?

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They modify, sort, and package proteins and lipids.