Organelles: Answer sheet
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ORGANELLES ORGANIZED
CELL WALL
Location:
Plant
Prokaryote
Description:
Rigid outer layer of cell
made of cellulose
Function:
Support
Protection
CELL MEMBRANE
Location:
Plant
Animal
Prokaryote
Description:
Fluid mosaic lipid bi-layer
Semi-permeable
Function:
Control movement in and
out of cell
Barrier from outside
environment
NUCLEUS
Location:
Plant
Animal
Description:
Large, oval shape
Near center
Function:
Controls the cell’s genetic
information (DNA, RNA)
DNA
Location:
Plant
Animal
Prokaryote
Description:
Inside nucleus (plant,
animal)
Double helix of nucleic
acids
Function:
Codes for genetic
information and proteins
CYTOPLASM
Location:
Plant
Animal
Prokaryote
Description:
Clear, thick jelly-like
material
Function:
Support cellular
organelles
Move nutrients in cell
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER)
Location:
Description:
Plant
Animal
Network of folded tubes or
membranes
Function:
Modify and package materials
to be used within the cell
Rough ER: Site for protein
synthesis
RIBOSOME
Location:
Plant
Animal
Prokaryote
Description:
Small spheres
Floating free or attached
to Rough ER
Function:
Translates RNA into
proteins
MITOCHONDRIA
Location:
Plant
Animal
Description:
Bean-shaped organelle
with folded inner
membranes
Function:
Breakdown food molecules
into energy for cell
VACUOLE
Location:
Plant
Animal
Description:
Fluid-filled sacs
Large in plants
Function:
Stores waste, food, water
for later use
LYSOSOME
Location:
Function:
Plant
Animal
Description:
Small, round
compartment that holds
digestive enzymes
Breakdown large food
particles
Digest old cell parts
GOLGI BODY
Location:
Plant
Animal
Description:
Flattened sacs (like a
stack of pancakes)
Function:
Modifies lipids & proteins
Package material to send
outside of the cell
CILIA/FLAGELLA
Location:
Plant
Animal
Prokaryote
Description:
Hair-like projections
(cilia)
Tail or whip (flagella)
Function:
Move the cell and move
materials around outside
of cell (cilia)
Move the cell (flagella)
CHLOROPLAST
Location:
Plant
Description:
Green ovals containing
chlorophyll
Function:
Use energy from the sun
to make food for the plant
(photosynthesis)