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Cell Organelle Structure and Function Worksheet
Directions: Complete the following tables by filling in the missing information. This information
WILL be on your semester exam. This is a good review tool for the semester exam!
Name
Description
CELL WALL
Rigid, tough, made of
cellulose
CELL MEMBRANE
CYTOPLASM
Function
Animal, Plant or Both
Protects the cell,
performs active
transport and passive
transport, moves
materials in and out of
the cell,
communication
Jelly like substance
that contains
organelles
NUCLEUS
Controls all of the
cell’s activities
ENDOPLASMIC
RETICULUM
Transports materials
like proteins around
the cell
RIBOSOME
Small specks made of
RNA. Found in
cytoplasm or on the
endoplasmic reticulum
MITOCHONDRIA
VACUOLE
Supplies energy or
ATP for the cell
through cell
respiration using
glucose and oxygen
Large open storage
area, smaller in animal
cells
Cell Organelles worksheet
Captures sunlight and
uses it to produce food
through photosynthesis
CHLOROPLAST
GOLGI BODY
Small bags with tubes
connecting them
LYOSOME
Digests older cell
parts, food or other
objects
Put a check in the appropriate column(s) to indicate whether the following organelles are found in
plant cells, animal cells or both.
Organelle
Plant
Cells
Animal
Cells
Organelle
Cell Wall
Lysosome
Vesicle
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Plasma membrane
Cytoskeleton
Central vacuole
Endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosome
Golgi apparatus
Vacuole
Plant
Cells
Animal
Cells
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