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OrganellesOrganelles

Contains the cell’s genetic material and controls the cell’s activities

nucleus

Supports & protects the plant

cell

Cell wall

Make ribosomes

nucleolus

Filled with enzymes that

allow it to break down food into

particles that the cell can use

lysosome

Synthesizes proteins using

coded instructions that come from

the nucleus

ribosome

Converts food into compounds that the cell uses for

growth, development, & movement and releases energy

mitochondrion

Name two organelles that

help provide cells with energy.

Mitochondrion & chloroplast

Regulates which materials enter &

leave the cell

Cell membrane

Stores water, salts, proteins &

carbohydrates for the cell

vacuole

Assembles lipids & modifies proteins

Endoplasmic reticulum

Allows materials to come in and go out of the nucleus

Nuclear envelope

Uses enzymes to attach

carbohydrates & lipids to proteins &

sends them to their final

destination in vesiclesGolgi apparatus

Thread-like structures that pass on genetic

information from one generation to

the next

chromosomes

Helps cells maintain shape

and also involved in cell movement

(made of microtubules & microfilaments)cytoskeleton

Uses energy from sunlight to

produce energy-rich food molecules

(photosynthesis)

chloroplast