Describe The
Cell
Animal, plant,
or Both
Define This
Cell
100

The powerhouse of the cell

Mitochondria 

100

Firm, protective structure that gives the cells its shape in plants

The cell wall is a plant cell

100

Vacuole

Stores material within the cell

200

Provides support for the cell and controls what goes in and out of the cell

Cell membrane 

200

Jelly-like fluid inside the cell membrane

Cytoplasm is in both animal and plant cells

200

Nucleus

Organelle that controls all the cell functions

300

This cell packages proteins for transport out of the cell

Golgi Apparatus

300

This cell contains chlorophyll, a green pigment that traps energy from sunlight and makes things green

Chloroplast are in plants

300

Cytoskeleton 

Consist of hollow tubes which provides supports for the cell and tracks for organelles to move on.

400

A cell that digests excess or worn-out cell parts

Lysosome

400

This is assembles some components of the cell; Synthesizes lipids

Smooth ER is in both animals and plants

400

Ribosomes 

The sites of proteins synthesis

500

Assembles some components of the cell membrane; modifies proteins; has ribosomes attached to it

Rough ER

500

A small structure within a cell, consisting of fluid enclosed by a lipid bilayer.

Vesicles are in animals and plants

500

Nucleolus

Sites where ribosomes are made