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Organelle Jobs
what job does each organelle in the cell do?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the job of the cell membrane? | decides what enters and exits the cell |
| what is the job of the mitochondria | break down food and turn it into energy for the cell |
| what is the job of the endoplasmic reticulum? | system of passage ways which let things move around from one part of the cell to another |
| what is the job of the golgi complex? | to help package materials within the cell |
| what is the job of the vacuole? | to store water in the cell |
| what is the job of the nucleus? | to be the control center of the cell and to hold the cell's DNA (instructions for LIFE!) |
| cell with a nucleus | eukaryote (eukaryotic cells) |
| cell with NO nucleus | prokaryote (prokaryotic cells) |
| lysosome | help the cell digest food, and get rid of cell waste |
| chloroplast | helps PLANT cells turn sunlight into sugar (food) for the cell |