Cell Organelle Functions

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Nucleolus

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What is the function of the mitochondria?

• Structure that manufactures ribosomes

• Structures that converts nutrients to energy

• Stack of membranes that packages chemicals

• Structure that contains DNA and directs the cell

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What is the function of the vacuole?

• Sac that stores water, nutrients, and waste products
• Sac filled with digestive chemicals
• Jelly-like substance within the plasma membrane
• stack of membranes that packages chemicals

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I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?

• cytoplasm
• ribosomes
• vacuole
• lysosomes

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I make proteins for the cell. What am I?

• ribosome

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• lysosome

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What can only be found in plant cells?

• Cell membrane
• Vacuole
• Chloroplast
• Mitochondrion

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Complex cell. Can be plant or animal. Contains membrane bound organelles. 

• Eukaryotic Cell
• Prokaryotic Cell
• Bacteria
• Blood cell

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Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?

• nuclear membrane
• endoplasmic reticulum
• nucleus
• mitochondria

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A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...

• Cytoskeleton
• Cilia
• Cell Wall
• Flagella

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What does this organism use for movement?

• Pseudopod
• Cilia
• Flagella
• legs