Unit 2 Vocab Recovery

Match the following organelles with their functions.

• Captures energy from sunlight and stores it as sugar

• Mitochondrion

• Breaks down waste materials and cellular debris

• Chloroplast

• Synthesizes proteins

• Lysosome

• Produces energy through cellular respiration

• Ribosome

Match the following organelles with their descriptions:

• Organelle containing genetic information and made of nucleic acid and protein

• Chromosome(s)

• Organelle involved in packaging and transport

• Vesicle

• Small structure used for storage and transport within cells

• Golgi apparatus

• Gel-like substance where cell processes occur

• Cytoplasm

What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?

• Synthesizes proteins

• Contains digestive enzymes

• Modifies and packages proteins into vesicles

• Stores genetic information

Which organelle is responsible for aerobic respiration and produces significant quantities of ATP?

• Lysosome

• Mitochondrion

• Chloroplast

• Ribosome

What is the role of the cytoskeleton in a cell?

• Stores genetic information

• Assists in the production of lipids

• Plays an essential role in cell movement, shape, and division

• Contains digestive enzymes

Match the following organelles with their functions.

• Transports materials within the cell

• Ribosome

• Contains a cell's chromosomes

• Nucleus

• Breaks down waste materials

• Lysosome

• Site of protein synthesis

• Vesicle

What is the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

• Assists in the production of lipids and detoxification

• Contains digestive enzymes

• Assists in the production, processing, and transport of proteins

• Stores genetic information

What is a vacuole's primary function in a cell?

• Synthesizes proteins

• Acts as a storage area

• Contains digestive enzymes

• Assists in cell movement

What is the function of cilia in a cell?

• To store genetic information

• To move the entire cell or substances along the outer surface of the cell

• To produce energy for the cell

• To synthesize proteins

Which type of cell contains a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles?

• Prokaryote

• Eukaryote

• Bacteria

• Virus