Organelles of a cell

• What is mitochondria’s function in a cell?

  Aerobic respiration which creates chemical energy for the cell.
• What is lysosomes function in a cell?

  Contains digestive enzymes to aid in cell/organelle death
• What is vacuoles function in a cell?


  Used to hold water and nutrients while providing additional structure to the cell
• What is the function of a nucleus in a cell?

  Contains cell DNA and controls cell growth.

  Only present in eukaryotic cells
• What is the function of ribosomes in a cell?

  Ribosomes create proteins via protein synthesis
• What is the function of the Golgi apparatus/body in a cell ?

  Transporting, sorting, and modifying proteins and lipids
• What is the function of chloroplast in a cell?

  chloroplast produces chemical energy from light energy through photosynthesis
• What function does a rough endoplasmic reticulum have?

  Processes and modifies proteins
• What function does smooth endoplasmic reticulum have?

  Synthesises lipids
• What function does centriole have to a cell?

  Involved in cell division and formation of cell structures
• What function does cilium or flagellum have to a cell?

  Movement of substances across cell surfaces
• What function does plastids have to cells?

  Synthesises and stores organic molecules
• What function does cell walls have to cells?

  Cell structure