The Function of Organelles

Consider this animal cell. Which organelle is labeled A?

Golgi apparatus

If the endoplasmic reticulum were removed from the cell, which organelle would not be able to function properly, and why?

Golgi apparatus, because it packages proteins received from the ER

James is making models of plant and animal cells using objects supplied by his teacher to represent organelles. For one cell, he will place the objects in a shoebox. First he fills a balloon with water and places it in the shoe box. He also drops a handful of marbles into the box. Which statement most likely describes the structures he has represented so far?

He is making a plant cell. The box is the cell wall, and the balloon represents the large vacuole. The marbles are the tiny ribosomes.

How does the cell wall protect a plant cell?

The cell wall is thick and fibrous and provides a barrier between the cell and its external environment.

Which organelle in the table is correctly matched with its function?

cell wall

Which plant-cell organelle supports and maintains the cell's shape and protects the cell from damage?

cell wall

Which organelles are found only in plant cells?

cell wall, chloroplasts

Consider this animal cell. Which organelles are labeled D?

centrioles

Which organelle is not found in plant cells?

centrioles

Two cells in the same organism differ only in the number of chloroplasts they contain. The first cell has multiple chloroplasts, and the second cell has very few. What would most likely characterize these cells?

The second cell would not be able to produce as much food because it could not capture sunlight.

Which organelle contains digestive enzymes that break down waste material and debris in the cell?

lysosome

Consider this animal cell. Which organelle is labeled I?

nucleus

Which organelle in the table is correctly matched with its function?

nucleus

Herbicides are being used to kill weeds in a nearby field. The plants absorb the herbicides from the soil. Which organelle in the plant will most likely store the absorbed herbicide waste?

vacuole

Which organelle in the table is correctly matched with its function?

ribosome

Which organelle makes the proteins that are needed by the cell?

ribosomes

Consider this plant cell. Which organelle is labeled A?

vacuole