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Cell Organelles Functions

The nucleus controls many functions of the cell, including protein synthesis, and contains DNA. Cellular respiration takes place in mitochondria. Protein synthesis occurs on ribosomes. Centrosomes are where microtubules are made. Plant cells have a cell wall and differ from animal cells in that they can perform photosynthesis in chloroplasts and have a large central vacuole.

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Cell Organelles Functions

The nucleus controls many functions of the cell, including protein synthesis, and contains DNA. Cellular respiration takes place in mitochondria. Protein synthesis occurs on ribosomes. Centrosomes are where microtubules are made. Plant cells have a cell wall and differ from animal cells in that they can perform photosynthesis in chloroplasts and have a large central vacuole.

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Name ____________________________ Period _____ Date _____________

Cells and Their Organelles Cell Boundary Organelles


The cell is the basic unit of life. The following is a glossary of animal cell terms. All cells are surrounded by a cell membrane. The cell membrane is semipermeable, allowing some substances to pass into the cell and blocking others. It is composed of a double layer of phospholipids and embedded proteins. Color and

label the cell membrane black. Plant cells have an additional layer surrounding
them called the cell wall. The cell wall is made of nonliving material called cellulose. Color and label the cell wall light green.

Cell Control Center Organelles


The nucleus in the center of a cell is a spherical body containing the nucleolus that makes ribosomes. The nucleus controls many of the functions of the cell (by controlling protein synthesis). It also contains DNA assembled into chromosomes. The nucleus is surrounded by the nuclear membrane. Color and label the nucleolus gray, the nuclear membrane black, and the nucleoplasm yellow. Materials can move from the nucleus to the cytoplasm through nuclear pores in the membrane around the nucleus. Label the nuclear pores. Cytoplasm is the jellylike material outside the cell nucleus in which the organelles are located. Color and

label the cytoplasm white (blank). All cells, even prokaryotes contain small bodies
called ribosomes. Label the ribosomes. Proteins are made here by a process called protein synthesis. The centrosome (also called the "microtubule organizing center") is a small body located near the nucleus. The centrosome is where microtubules are made. During cell division (mitosis), the centrosome divides and the two parts move to opposite sides of the dividing cell. The centriole is the dense center of the centrosome. Only animal cells have centrosomes. Microtubules are shaped like soda straws and give the nucleus and cell its shape.

Label the microtubules inside the nucleus.

Cell Transport Organelles


Rough endoplasmic reticulum (rough ER) is a vast system of interconnected, membranous, infolded and convoluted sacks that are located in the cell's cytoplasm. The ER is continuous with the outer nuclear membrane. Rough ER is covered with ribosomes that give it a rough appearance. Color and label the rough ER orange. Rough ER transports materials through the cell and produces proteins in sacks which are sent to the Golgi body, or inserted into the cell membrane. The Golgi apparatus or Golgi complex is a flattened, layered, sac-like organelle that looks like a stack of pancakes. The Golgi body modifies & packages proteins and carbohydrates into membrane-bound vesicles for "export" from the cell. Color and label the Golgi export vesicles light blue. Smooth ER does NOT have ribosomes on its surface. It makes proteins and lipids that will be exported by the cell. It also controls the calcium level in muscles and detoxifies poisons, alcohol, and drugs. Color and label the smooth ER violet.

Cell Energy Organelles


Chloroplasts are elongated or disc-shaped organelles containing chlorophyll that trap sunlight for energy. Photosynthesis (in which energy from sunlight is converted into chemical energy - food) takes place in the chloroplasts. Only plant cells, not animal cells, can make their own food. Color and label the chloroplasts dark green. Cells also contain fluid-filled sacs called vacuoles. The vacuole fills with food being digested and waste material that is on its way out of the cell. In plant cells, a large central vacuole takes up most of the space in the cell. Color

and label the vacuoles pink. Mitochondria are spherical to rod-shaped organelles
with a double membrane. The inner membrane is infolded many times, forming a series of projections called cristae. The mitochondrion converts the energy stored in glucose into ATP (adenosine triphosphate) for the cell. Color and label the mitochondria red. Both mitochondria and chloroplasts have double membranes and their own DNA. Cells also contain spherical organelles called lysosomes that contain digestive enzymes. Nutrients are digested by the cell here, as well as, old cell organelles that are going to be recycled. Color and label the lysosomes pink.

1. Give the function of the nucleus.

2. What makes up the cell (plasma) membrane?

3. Where does cellular respiration take place?

4. Where does protein synthesis take place?

5. Where are ribosomes made?

6. Give two ways that an animal cell differs from a plant cell.

7. Do plant cells contain mitochondria? Explain.

8. How can you tell rough ER from smooth ER?

9. Where are cell products modified and packaged in vesicles for transport?

10. Where is DNA found in a cell?

11. Where would old cell organelles get broken down (digested) to be recycled in the cell?

Figure 2 Animal Cell

Color and label the organelles of the animal cell.

Figure 2 Plant Cell

Color and label the organelles of the plant cell.

12.

What process takes place inside chloroplasts?

13.

What is the energy for this process?

14.

What pigment traps the energy?

15.

Chloroplasts are found in what type of cell(s)?

16.

Both chloroplasts and mitochondria are like in that they both have _________________ membranes and their own _______.

17.

Food, water, and wastes are stored inside ______________.

18.

Digestion takes place inside _____________ containing _____________.

19.

The largest organelle in plants is the ____________ _____________.

20.

What organelle breaks down and recycles worn out cells?

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