Organelles in Micrographs

​Mitochondria vs Chloroplasts

Chloroplasts

Mitochondria

​Shape: Circle or Oval

• Will sometimes appear dark but sometimes light

• Internal stripes sometimes visible

​Shape: Oval/Banana

• Have internal stacks

• Generally large​

• Only in plant cells​

Multiple Choice

Chloroplast or Mitochondrion?

• Mitochondrion
• Chloroplast

Multiple Choice

Chloroplast or Mitochondrion?

• chloroplast
• mitochondrion

Multiple Choice

Chloroplast or Mitochondrion?

• chloroplast
• mitochondrion

Multiple Choice

Chloroplast or Mitochondrion?

• Mitochondrion
• Chloroplast

​Mitochondria vs Vesicles

Vesicles

Mitochondria

​Shape: Circle or Oval

• Will sometimes appear dark but sometimes light

• Internal stripes sometimes visible

​Shape: Circle

• Usually dark gray or black

• May be clumped towards one side

  of the cell

Multiple Choice

Vesicle or Mitochondrion?

• Mitochondrion
• Vesicle

Multiple Choice

Vesicles or Mitochondria?

• vesicles
• mitochondria

Multiple Choice

Vesicle or Mitochondrion?

• mitochondrion
• vesicle

Multiple Choice

Vesicles or Mitochondrion?

• vesicle
• mitochondrion

Multiple Choice

Vesicles or Mitochondria?

• vesicle
• mitochondria

​Cell Membrane vs Cell Wall

Cell Wall

• Plant cells and fungi

• Thicker line around outside of cell

• Usually a light grey

Cell Membrane

• Thin line around all cells

• Often dark gray/black line

Multiple Choice

Cell Wall or Cell Membrane?

• cell wall
• cell membrane

Multiple Choice

B is pointing to the...

• cell wall
• cell membrane

Multiple Choice

Cell Wall or Cell Membrane?

• cell membrane
• cell wall

Multiple Choice

Which letter is labelling the cell membrane?

• C
• A

• B

Nucleus vs Vacuole

Vacuole

• Mostly in plant cells

• Often really large (not always though!)

• Often internally clear or light gray

Nucleus

• Large sphere-ish shape in all cells

• Often dark with dark circle inside (nucleolus)

• May have lighter regions internally

Multiple Choice

B is the...

• nucleus
• vacuole

Multiple Choice

A is the ...

• nucleus
• vacuole

Multiple Choice

A is the...

• vacuole
• nucleus

Multiple Choice

A is the...

• nucleus
• vacuole

Multiple Choice

The yellow arrow is pointing to a...

• vacuole
• nucleus

Golgi Body vs Endoplasmic Reticulum

Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Flattened membrane stacks

• Lined with dots (ribosomes)

• Close to nucleus

Golgi Body​

• Flattened membrane stacks

• Inside of stacks is usually clear

• Usually smaller than ER

Multiple Choice

Golgi body or ER?

• ER
• Golgi

Multiple Choice

II is pointing at the golgi body or ER?

• ER
• golgi

Multiple Choice

Golgi body or ER?

• golgi body
• ER

Multiple Choice

Golgi body or ER?

• golgi body
• ER

Multiple Choice

Golgi body or ER?

• ER
• golgi