Cell Organelles

Structures in the cell that have different functions, but work together so the cell can function as a unit. Mean 'little organ'.

• Organs

• Organelles

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

This is the place where photosynthesis takes place and where the plant cell makes its own food.

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• Mitochondrion

• Chloroplast

This structure gives plant cells support and a specific shape. It is made out of cellulose.

• Cellmembrane

• Cell wall

• Cytoskeleton

• Cytoplasm

Which 2 structures are not found in animal cells?

• Chloroplasts and mitochondria

• Lysosomes and cell walls

• Chloroplasts and cell walls

• Mitochondria and ribosomes

The 'power house' of the cell. Stores energy in the form of ATP

• Golgi body

• Mitochondrion

• Lysosome

• Nucleus

The function of the lysosomes in the animal cell is to...

• Provide energy for the cell

• Break down old organelles and digest materials

• Transport proteins in the cell

• Control the activities of the cell

The nucleus can be compared to __________ in a city, because it has all the instructions for the cell to do its activities.

• Post Office

• Roads

• City hall

• Power Plant

The structure that regulates which molecules enter and leave the cell is called the...

• Cell wall

• Cell membrane

• Nuclear membrane

• ER

A prokaryote is an organism with a cell that....

• Has a nucleus

• Has membrane bound organelles but no nucleus

• Has no membrane bound organelles but have a nucleus

• Has no membrane organelles and has no nucleus

The organelle in the cell that can be compared to storage tanks in a city. Plants have one large one and animal cells have many small ones.

• Ribosome

• Mitochondrion

• Vacuole

• Vesicle