Cell Organelles and Their Functions

Vocabulary flashcards reviewing various cell organelles and their primary functions.

Ribosomes

Protein factory

Smooth ER

Organelle that makes membrane lipids and helps detoxify the cell.

Chloroplast

Organelles that convert light energy from the sun into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

cell membrain

Separates the inside of the cell from the outside environment; controls what enters and exits the cell.

Lysosome

Contains enzymes that help to digest food and other materials.

Nucleoles

Organelle that makes ribosomes.

Centrioles

Assist with cell division.

Rough ER

Dotted with ribosomes; site of protein synthesis.

Vacuole

Storage center of a cell.

Cytoplasm

Liquid part of the cell that supports the organelles and helps give the cell its shape.

Colgi

Sorts, modifies, and packages proteins.

Nucular Envelope

Surrounds the nucleus; regulates what enters and exits the nucleus.

Mitochandria

Energy powerhouse of the cell.

ER

Helps move substances within the cells

Cell wall

Found in plant cells; serve as an external support structure around the cell membrane.

Nucleus

Organelle that regulates all cell activity; contains DNA.

Cytoskeleton

Internal frame that gives the cells its shape and helps hold all of the organelles in place.

Ribosomes

Protein factory

Smooth ER

Organelle that makes membrane lipids and helps detoxify the cell.

Chloroplast

Organelles that convert light energy from the sun into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

Cell membrain

Separates the inside of the cell from the outside environment; controls what enters and exits the cell.

Lysosome

Contains enzymes that help to digest food and other materials.

Nucleoles

Organelle that makes ribosomes.

Centrioles

Assist with cell division.

Rough ER

Dotted with ribosomes; site of protein synthesis.

Vacuole

Storage center of a cell.

Cytoplasm

Liquid part of the cell that supports the organelles and helps give the cell its shape.

Golgi

Sorts, modifies, and packages proteins.

Nucular Envelope

Surrounds the nucleus; regulates what enters and exits the nucleus.

Mitochandria

Energy powerhouse of the cell.

ER

Helps move substances within the cells

Cell wall

Found in plant cells; serve as an external support structure around the cell membrane.

Nucleus

Organelle that regulates all cell activity; contains DNA.

Cytoskeleton

Internal frame that gives the cells its shape and helps hold all of the organelles in place.