WorksheetsCell Organelles and Functions Vocabulary
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Controls what goes into and out of the cell like a security guard.
Nucleus
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Ribosome
The smallest system inside a plant. Contains chloroplasts for photosynthesis and a cell wall for shape and strength.
Animal Cell
Cell wall
Vacuole
Plant Cell
The gel-like (gooey) environment that contains different organelles like the environment around us (air/land).
Cell membrane
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
The smallest living system inside an animal.
Vacuole
Cell wall
Plant Cell
Animal Cell
Controls the center of the cell that directs the cell’s activities like City Hall (Mayor).
Nucleus
Ribosome
Mitochondria
Golgi Body (apparatus)
Rigid wall on the outside of a plant cell that gives support and protection like a brick wall.
Animal Cell
Plant Cell
Lysosome
Cell wall
This makes proteins like a factory.
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Ribosome
Vacuole
Uses sunlight to make food like a chef.
Vacuole
Chloroplasts
Cell wall
Animal Cell
Transports materials throughout the cell like a subway system.
Nucleus
Ribosome
Lysosome
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
Stores food, waste, and other materials like a storage facility.
Vacuole
Lysosome
Chloroplasts
Mitochondria
“Powerhouse” of the cell. Makes energy for the cell like a power plant.
Vacuole
Lysosome
Mitochondria
Cell wall
Cell’s clean up crew. Gets rid of waste like a sanitation worker.
Golgi Body (apparatus)
Vacuole
Plant Cell
Lysosome
Receives, sorts, and sends out materials to other parts of the cell like a post office.
Animal Cell
Plant Cell
Golgi Body (apparatus)
Cell wall
