FUNCTION OF THE ORGANELLES
NAME_____________________
Which organelle performs each of the following functions within the cell?
FUNCTION
ORGANELLE
1. Controls the movement into and out
of the cell
1. _______________________________
2. Serves as the pathway for the transport
of materials throughout the cell
2. _______________________________
3. Sites of protein synthesis
3. _______________________________
4. Involved in the digestion of food within
the cell
4. _______________________________
5. The “powerhouse” of the cell
6. Packages and exports products of the
cell
7. Contain stored food, water, or waste
5. _______________________________
6. _______________________________
8. Site of the production of ribosomes
7. _______________________________
9. Controls the movement into and out of
the nucleus
8. _______________________________
10. Gives the cell its shape and provides
protection; not found in animal cells
9. _______________________________
11. A long, hair-like structure used for
movement
10. ______________________________
12. Site of photosynthesis
13. Serves as the control center
14. Jelly-like substance that fills the cell
and supports organelles
11. _______________________________
12. _______________________________
13. _______________________________
14. _______________________________
PARTS OF THE CELL – MATCHING
Match the descriptions in Column I with the name in Column II.
COLUMN I
COLUMN II
_____ 1. Holds nucleus together
a. Golgi bodies
_____ 2. Digestion center
b. nucleus
_____ 3. Where proteins are made
c. chromosomes
_____ 4. Shapes and supports plant cells
d. vacuole
_____ 5. Food for plant cells is made here
e. ribosomes
_____ 6. Spherical body within the nucleus
f. endoplasmic reticulum
_____ 7. Controls entry into and out of cell
g. centrioles
_____ 8. Traps light and is used to produce
food for plants
_____ 9. Chromosomes are found here
h. cytoplasm
_____ 10. Jelly-like substance within the cell
j. chloroplasts
_____ 11. Contains code which guides all cell
activities
_____ 12. Tiny holes in nuclear membrane
k. cell (plasma) membrane
_____ 13. Cellular respiration occurs here
m. mitochondria
_____ 14. Contains and stores water and
dissolved minerals
_____ 15. Stores food and contains pigment
n. lysosome
_____ 16. Structure associated with nuclear
division
p. nucleolus
i. chlorophyll
l. cell wall
o. nuclear pore
q. nuclear membrane