Biology Name:
Date:
Period:
Organelle Description Function Animal, Plant or
Both
1. CELL WALL Rigid, tough, made Protects and supports Plant
of cellulose the cell
2. CYTOPLASM Jelly like substance Pads and supports Both
that contains organelles inside the
organelles cell.
3. NUCLEUS Dense, ball shaped Controls all of the Both
structure, contains cell’s activities
DNA
4. ENDOPLASMIC Clear, tubular system Transports materials Both
RETICULUM of tunnels like proteins around
throughout the cell the cell
5. RIBOSOME Small specks made Makes proteins Both
of RNA. Found in
cytoplasm or on the
endoplasmic
reticulum
6. MITOCHONDRIA Location in the Supplies energy or Both
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cytoplasm, bean ATP for the cell
shaped through cell
respiration using
glucose and oxygen
7. VACUOLE Large open storage Storage tank for Both
area, smaller in food, water, wastes
animal cells or enzymes
8. CHLOROPLAST Green structures that Captures sunlight and Plant
contain chlorophyll uses it to produce
food through
photosynthesis
9. GOLGI BODY Small bags with Packages and secrets Both
tubes connecting proteins for use in
them and out of the cell
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Cell Organelles Worksheet
Use the table above to fill in the chart
Complete the following table by writing the name of the cell part or organelle in the right hand
column that matches the structure/function in the left hand column. A cell part may be used more
than once.
Structure/Function Cell Part
Stores material within the cell Vacuole
Closely stacked, flattened sacs (plants only) Chloroplast
The sites of protein synthesis Ribosome
Transports materials within the cell Endoplasmic Reticulum
The region inside the cell except for the nucleus Cytoplasm
Organelle that manages or controls all the cell functions in a eukaryotic
Nucleus
cell
Contains chlorophyll, a green pigment that traps energy from sunlight
Chloroplast
and gives plants their green color
Digests excess or worn-out cell parts, food particles and invading viruses
Lysosome
or bacteria
Small bumps located on portions of the endoplasmic reticulum Ribosomes
Provides temporary storage of food, enzymes and waste products Vacuole
Firm, protective structure that gives the cell its shape in plants, fungi,
Cell Wall
most bacteria and some protests
Produces a usable form of energy for the cell Mitochondria
Packages proteins for transport out of the cell Golgi Body
Everything inside the cell including the nucleus Protoplasm
Site where ribosomes are made Nucleus
The membrane surrounding the cell Cell Membrane
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Provides support for the cell, has two “subparts” Cell Membrane
Name for the collection of DNA in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells chromatin
Consist of hollow tubes which provide support for the cell microfilaments
Small hair-like structures used for movement or sensing things Cilia
Composed of a phospholipid bilayer Cell Membrane
Longer whip-like structures used for movement Flagella
Put a check in the appropriate column(s) to indicate whether the following organelles are found in
plant cells, animal cells or both.
Plant Animal Plant Animal
Organelle Organelle
Cells Cells Cells Cells
Cell Wall X Ribosome X
Vesicle X X Vacuole X
Chloroplast X
Chromatin X X
Cytoplasm X X
Cytoskeleton X X
Endoplasmic reticulum X X
Golgi apparatus X X
Lysosome X
Mitochondria X X
Nucleolus X X
Nucleus X X
Plasma membrane X X
Central vacuole X
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Cell City Analogy
In a far away city called Grant City, the main export and production product is the steel widget.
Everyone in the town has something to do with steel widget making and the entire town is designed
to build and export widgets. The town hall has the instructions for widget making, widgets come in
all shapes and sizes and any citizen of Grant can get the instructions and begin making their own
widgets. Widgets are generally produced in small shops around the city, these small shops can be
built by the carpenter's union (whose headquarters are in town hall).
After the widget is constructed, they are placed on special carts which can deliver the widget
anywhere in the city. In order for a widget to be exported, the carts take the widget to the postal
office, where the widgets are packaged and labeled for export. Sometimes widgets don't turn out
right, and the "rejects" are sent to the scrap yard where they are broken down for parts or destroyed
altogether. The town powers the widget shops and carts from a hydraulic dam that is in the city. The
entire city is enclosed by a large wooden fence, only the postal trucks (and citizens with proper
passports) are allowed outside the city.
Match the parts of the city (underlined) with the parts of the cell.
1. Mitochondria _____________________________________________
2. Ribosomes _____________________________________________
3. Nucleus _____________________________________________
4. Endoplasmic
_____________________________________________
Reticulum
5. Golgi
_____________________________________________
Apparatus
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6. Protein _____________________________________________
7. Cell
_____________________________________________
Membrane
8. Lysosomes ____________________________________________________________
9. Nucleolus _____________________________________________
** Create your own analogy below of the cell using a different model. Some ideas might be: a
school, a house, a factory, or anything you can imagine**
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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FOR HOMEWORK
In what organelle does cellular respiration take place?
Name two storage organelles?
What is the list of organelles that take part in protein synthesis?
How is the nucleus involved in protein synthesis?
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What organelle is considered a “factory”, because it takes in raw materials and converts them to cell
products that can be used by the cell?
How does the membrane of the cell differ from the nuclear membrane? What advantages does this
difference have for the nucleus?
What do ribosomes do? Are they found freely floating in the cytoplasm? OR are they found
attached to another organelle? OR both. Explain why this occurs.
What does the endoplasmic reticulum do?
What is the difference between rough ER and smooth ER? What is the ER doing that is different in
each case?
What are lysosomes? What types of molecules would be found inside a lysosome?
Why might a lysosome fuse with or link up with a food vacuole?
In what organelle do molecules move from the ER to the Golgi bodies?
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What is a centriole? In what type of cell (plant or animal) is it found? What does it do for the cell?
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