Organelles and their functions

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

• Endoplasmic Reticulum
• Nucleus
• Mitochondria
• Nucleolus

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What is the function of the vacuole?

• Sac that stores water, nutrients, and waste products
• Sac filled with digestive chemicals
• Jelly-like substance within the plasma membrane
• stack of membranes that packages chemicals

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What is the function of nucleus?

• Structure that organizes motion of chromosomes. 
• Structure that contains DNA and directs the cell 
• Membrane that surrounds and protects the cell 
• Stack of membranes that packages chemicals
  

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What is the function of the mitochondria?

• Structure that manufactures ribosomes
• Structures that converts nutrients to energy
• Stack of membranes that packages chemicals
• Structure that contains DNA and directs the cell

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I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?

• cytoplasm
• ribosomes
• vacuole
• lysosomes

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I make proteins for the cell. What am I?

• ribosome
• mitochondria
• chloroplast
• lysosome

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What can only be found in plant cells?

• Cell membrane
• Vacuole
• Chloroplast
• Mitochondrion

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Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?

• nuclear membrane
• endoplasmic reticulum
• nucleus
• mitochondria

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Where are proteins made?

• Golgi body
• Mitoichondria
• Chromosomes
• Ribosomes

Where are ribosomes produced?

• Nucleolus
• Endoplasmic reticulum
• Golgi body
• Vessicle

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