Download Organelle Function Matching

Name:___________________________ Period:________
Organelle Functions
Directions: Match the organelles with their functions.
1. A cell structure that controls which substances can enter and leave the cell.
2. A rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms.
An organelle that helps to protect and support the cell. (not in animal cells)
3. A cell structure that contains nucleic acids, the chemical instructions that direct all the cell’s
functions
4. A small grain-like structure in the cytoplasm of a cell where proteins are made.
5. A small-round cell structure containing chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller
ones.
6. A sac inside a cell that acts as a storage area.
7. A structure in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight
and uses it to produce food.
8. Rod-shaped cell structures that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to
carry out its functions.
9. Jelly-like substance within a cell that holds most of the organelles
_____cytoplasm
_____mitochondria
_____nucleus
_____ribosomes
_____lysosomes
_____cell wall
_____cell membrane
_____vacuoles
_____chloroplasts