Powers Organelle Review SP23

The liver is involved in the detoxification of many poisons and drugs. Which of the following structures is primarily involved in this process and therefore abundant in liver cells?

• rough ER
• smooth ER
• Golgi apparatus
• Nuclear envelope
• Transport vesicles

Which type of organelle is primarily involved in the synthesis of oils, phospholipids, and steroids?

• ribosome
• lysosome
• smooth endoplasmic reticulum
• mitochondrion
• contractile vacuole

When ribosomes are attached to the endoplasmic reticulum, it is called the _______________ ________.

• rough ER
• lysosomes
• vacuole
• nucleus
• cell wall

A network of proteins that helps give the cell support, is composed of microtubules and microfilaments, and is only found in animal cells is called the _______________________________.

• cytoskeleton
• rough ER
• lysosomes
• vacuole
• nucleus

The organelle that supplies the cell with energy through the process of cellular respiration and contains its own DNA is called the ______________________________.

• mitochondria
• rough ER
• lysosomes
• vacuole
• nucleus

When no ribosomes are attached to the endoplasmic reticulum, it is known as ________________ ______.

• smooth ER
• rough ER
• lysosomes
• vacuole
• nucleus

When proteins move from the ER, they move to the ______________ ___________________, which has stacks of membrane-enclosed layers that help to package the proteins and lipids for delivery in the cell.

• Golgi apparatus
• rough ER
• lysosomes
• vacuole
• nucleus

A _________________________ is used to make proteins and can either float freely in the cytoplasm or be attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum

• ribosome
• rough ER
• lysosomes
• vacuole
• nucleus

Organelles that defend the cell against bacteria and viruses and break down old, worn-out cell parts are called __________________________.

• lysosomes
• rough ER
• vacuole
• nucleus
• cell wall

A fluid-filled sac used for the storage of materials needed by a cell is called the ______________________.

• vacuole
• rough ER
• lysosomes
• nucleus
• cell wall