Organelle Function
I am the control center of the cell, containing DNA.
What is the nucleus?
I’m a jelly-like fluid where all organelles are suspended.
What is the cytoplasm?
I have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
What is a eukaryotic cell?
I’m known as the powerhouse of the cell because produce energy.
What is the mitochondrion?
I’m a stiff outer layer found only in plant cells that gives support.
What is the cell wall?
I am a type of cell that includes bacteria.
What is a prokaryotic cell?
I transport proteins and other materials throughout the cell.
What is the endoplasmic reticulum?
I appear like tiny dots and help make proteins.
What are ribosomes?
I lack a membrane-bound nucleus.
What is a prokaryotic cell?
I digest waste materials and damaged cell parts.
What is the lysosome?
I’m green and capture energy from sunlight.
What is the chloroplast?
I can be either unicellular or multicellular and have complex organelles.
What is a eukaryotic cell?
I synthesize lipids and detoxify harmful substances, especially in liver cells.
What is the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
I’m a stack of membrane-bound sacs involved in modifying and packaging proteins.
What is the Golgi apparatus?
I existed first in evolutionary history and am simpler in structure.
What is a prokaryotic cell?