Organelle Functions
The function of the Nucleus
What is controls the cell's activities and holds the DNA?
What happens to a cell’s function if the cell membrane is damaged?
The cell might lose control over what enters and exits, leading to potential harm from unwanted substances.
The organelle in plant cells responsible for photosynthesis
What are chloroplasts?
True or False: Animal cells have a cell wall.
False
The function of the cell membrane
What is the barrier that controls what goes in and out of the cell?
If a cell’s nucleus were removed, what would the cell lose the ability to do?
It would lose control of its activities and the ability to produce new proteins and direct cell functions.
Why do plant cells need chloroplasts?
To carry out photosynthesis
What is the main difference in the shape of animal cells versus plant cells?
Plant cells are usually rectangular due to the cell wall, while animal cells are more irregular or round.
The function of the mitochondria
What is the organelle that breaks down glucose and turns it into ATP energy for the cell to function?
Why is the relationship between mitochondria and the cell membrane important?
The cell membrane allows glucose and oxygen molecules to pass through to get to the mitochondria for cellular respiration
The reason plant cells have cell walls and animal cells do not
What is for protection, because animal cells have body parts to protect them instead?
How does the lysosome support cell function?
Lysosomes help the cell by breaking down waste and old parts, recycling materials, and fighting off germs to keep the cell healthy.
The function of the cell wall.
What is the protective barrier that surrounds plant cells and gives it support and structure?
Describe the interaction between chloroplasts and mitochondria in plant cells.
Chloroplasts convert sunlight into glucose, which mitochondria then use to produce energy for the cell.
Name both organelles found in plant cells but not in animal cells.
Chloroplast or cell wall.
What term describes structures inside cells that perform specific functions?
Organelles
The function of the Golgi Body
If a cell couldn’t produce energy, which organelle is likely not functioning properly, and what would happen to the cell’s processes?
The mitochondria aren’t functioning, so the cell would lack energy and be unable to perform activities like growth and repair
The organelle in plant or animal cells responsible for cellular respiration
What are mitochondria?
Explain how the vacuole in a plant cell works with the cell wall to maintain the cell’s structure.
The vacuole stores water, creating pressure, which presses against the cell membrane and cell wall and helps maintain cell shape.