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Textbook Search-
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Answer Key
Mr. Jensen/ Period: ___
Organelle Search!
Ribosomes
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
(ER)
Nucleus
Mitochodria
Function
Location
Where proteins are made (protein
synthesis)
Attached to ER
Or
Free floating in the
cytoplasm
Plant
Cells
Organelle
Name
Animal
Cells
Directions: Complete the chart by using the resources provided. Describe the function of each organelle,
determine the location for each organelle, and place a check mark in the column(s) of the types of cells in which the
organelle can be found.
X
X
Transport (move) materials from
one part of the cell to another
cytoplasm
X
X
Controls all activities of the cell
Near center of the
cell
X
X
In cytoplasm
X
X
Near the nucleus
X
Gel – like fluid that contains
organelles
Fills the cell
X
X
Surrounds and protects nucleus
Allows certain materials in or out
of the nucleus
Around the outside of
the nucleus
X
X
Contains genetic material (DNA
and Chromosomes)
produces energy (power house) –
cellular respiration
“The Mighty mitochondria”
Helps cell division occur
Centrioles
Cytoplasm
Nuclear
Membrane
Organelle
Name
Function
Location
Animal
Cells
Plant
Cells
In the cytoplasm
X
X
Vacuole
Stores food waste and other
materials
Small in animals, big in plants
Cell
Membrane
Barrier between cytoplasm and
outside environment
Allows materials in and out of cell
Around the outside of
the cell
X
X
Non-living structure that gives a
plant cell it’s rigid shape
Surrounds the cell
membrane
X
Contain chlorophyll
Capture energy from the sun to
produce food (photosynthesis)
In the cytoplasm
X
Makes the ribosomes
Inside nucleus
X
In cytoplasm
X
Lysosomes
“suicide sac”
Breaks down particles and worn
out cell parts – contains enzymes
In cytoplasm
X
Golgi Bodies
Packages materials and gets
them ready to leave the cell
Think UPS
Cell Wall
Chloroplast
X
Nucleolus
X