Name that Organelle

This is the brain of the cell. It controls the cell's activities.

• cytoplasm

• chloroplasts

• vacuole

• nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This is the jelly-like substance that holds and protects the cell's organelles.

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• endoplasmic reticulum

• ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This is a large sac that holds food, water, and waste.

• cell wall

• endoplasmic reticulum

• vacuole

• golgi apparatus

These structures are known as the powerhouse of the cell because they release energy.

• golgi apparatus

• mitocondria

• chloroplast

• ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This green structure is found only in plant cells and uses energy from the sun to make food.

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• chloroplast

• ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

This structure packages and moves proteins through the cell.

• golgi apparatus

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This is the outer layer of an animal cell, and it controls movement in and out of the cell.

• endoplasmic reticulum

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

There are two types of this structure: a smooth and a rough one.

• ribosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum

• nucleus

• mitocondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

These organelles build or synthesize proteins for the cell.

• cell wall

• mitocondria

• ribosomes

• golgi apparatus

This is the outer layer of a plant cell. It supports the cell.

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2