General Cells and Cell Organelles

Which organelle is the command center for eukaryotic (plant and animal) cells?

• Cell wall

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Lysosome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

what is the function of a lysosome?

• To create energy for the cell

• To command the cell what to do

• To remove waste using digestive enzymes from the cell

• To protect the cell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is the purpose of the nucleus?

• It is the command center, contains DNA, and cell division

• It protects the cell

• It stores energy for the cell

• It gets rid of waste in the cell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is the jelly-like substance that keeps the organelles floating?

• Cell Membrane

• Nucleus

• ER

• Cytoplasm

Label the diagram by typing the names of the organelles shown

a

b

c

d

e

f

Ribosomes

Cytoplasm

Vacuole

Nucleus

Cell Membrane

Mitochrondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Label the organelles

c

d

e

vacuole

mitochondria

nucleus

cell wall

chloroplast

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

which organelle is responsible for acting as a tough, rigid layer of protection?

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Select the NUCLEUS

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Name the brown (tannish) organelle that is surrounding the nucleus.

c

endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

mitochondria

nucleus

golgi apparatus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Select the NUCLEOLUS

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2