Organelles In Eukaryotic Cells Worksheet With Answers

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Organelles in Eukaryotic Cells
What are the functions of different organelles in a cell?
Why?
The cell is the basic unit and building block of all living things. Organisms rely on their cells to perform
all necessary functions of life. Certain functions are carried out within different structures of the cell.
These structures are called organelles.
Model 1 – How Is a Cell Like a Factory?
Part of factory
Cell organelle
Function
Vacuole
Control room
Nucleus
Contains and
D
A
(E)
protects genetic
material (DNA)
E
B
Factory
DNA/chromo-
Information for
manager
somes
making proteins
Assembly
Ribosomes
Make proteins
F
workers (F)
G
Production line
Endoplasmic
Transports and
C
(B)
reticulum (ER)
finishes proteins
and other biologi-
H
cal molecules
Vesicles
Custodians (A)
Lysosomes
gets rid of waste
Power
Mitochondria
provides energy
generators (H)
Shipping
Golgi apparatus
packs and
department (C)
transports
Factory interior
Cytoplasm
Space for work to
(G)
be done
Items to be
Vesicles
Cellular pack-
shipped
age containing
products such as
protein
Warehouse
Vacuole
stores
for storage of
molecules
products
Loading dock
Pores/gated
Points of entry
channels
and exit for
materials
controls entry
Security fence
Cell membrane
(D)
and exit
Organelles in Eukaryotic Cells
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