06.03 Organelles Assignment
6.03: Organelles
Please fill out this chart, and then answer the four questions at the bottom.
Organelle Function
Organelle Name
Cell Membrane
In this column, please fill out what the organelle
does. This can be found in the interactive cell or
the plant diagram on your LESSONS page.
Controls what goes in and out of a cell
Check
Check
here if
here if
it is
it is
found
found
in
in Plant
Animal
Cells
Cells
X
X
X
X
Cell Wall
Chloroplasts
Cytoplasm
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Golgi Apparatus
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Vacuole
06.03 Organelles Assignment
1. Take a look at your chart and note the two (2) organelles which are found only in plant cells. Why do plant cells
need these two (2) organelles while animal cells do not?
2. Which organelle acts like the “brain” or control center of the cell?
3. Which organelle acts like the storage system of the cell?
4. Which organelle acts like the power plant of the cell?