science quiz: organelles

nucleus

controls all the activities of the cell

nucleolus

makes ribosomes

cell wall

protects the cell from stuff that is not supposed to go into the cell

cell membrane

separates the inside of a cell from its external environment

endoplasmic reticulum

transport system in the cell

cytoplasm

contains organelles

mitochondria

provides energy by changing glucose into usable energy

chloroplasts

takes energy from the sun and turns it into glucose

ribosomes

makes protein

nuclear membrane

protects the contents of the nucleus

nuclear pore

only lets certain materials into the cell

vacuole

a storage container inside the cell

golgi body

sorts the proteins in the cell for transport

vesicles

transports the proteins to the golgi body

lysosomes

waste disposal in the cell

centrosomes

organizes microtubules in the cell

what does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not have?

chloroplasts, large vacuole, and a cell wall