ORGANELLE SHOWDOWN!
What CONTROLS ALL THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CELL?
ANSWER: NUCLEUS
I protect the cell and control what enters and leaves.
ANSWER: Cell membrane
Which type of cell has a rigid cell wall?
ANSWER:
Plant cell
What if the ribosomes are destroyed?
ANSWER:
Proteins will not be made.
The nucleus is like a ______ in a city.
ANSWER:
City hall or Mayor’s office
What is the jelly-like fluid that supports cell organelles?
ANSWER: Cytoplasm
I am the site of photosynthesis.
ANSWER:
Chloroplast
Which has smaller and more numerous vacuoles?
ANSWER:
Animal cell
What if the cell membrane is damaged?
ANSWER: Harmful substances may enter or useful materials may leak out.
Mitochondria are like ______ in a school.
ANSWER:
Generators or energy supply
What packages and transports proteins in the cell?
ANSWER:Golgi apparatus
I am made of cellulose and provide support.
ANSWER:
Cell wall
Which has chloroplasts?
ANSWER: Plant cell
What happens if the vacuole is missing in a plant cell?
ANSWER:
The cell will lose structure and may wilt.
Ribosomes are like ______ in a factory.
ANSWER:Machines that assemble products
What organelle has its own DNA and is believed to have evolved from free-living bacteria?
ANSWER: Mitochondrion
: I act as the framework that gives shape and helps in movement.
ANSWER:
Cytoskeleton
Which has lysosomes more frequently?
ANSWER:Animal cell
If the smooth ER malfunctions, what process is affected?
ANSWER: Lipid production and detoxification
Endoplasmic reticulum is like ______.
ANSWER: A conveyor belt or hallway for transport
What part of the cell contains digestive enzymes and is vital in apoptosis (cell death)?
ANSWER: Lysosome
: I assist in cell division and am found only in animal cells.
Centrioles
Which can perform both respiration and photosynthesis?
ANSWER:Plant cell
If the nuclear envelope disappears permanently, what’s the effect?
ANSWER: The nucleus cannot protect DNA; uncontrolled reactions may occur in the cell.
The Golgi apparatus is like ______ in a delivery service.
A packaging/shipping center (like a post office)