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Shanahan Cells
Cells Green Cluster
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| directs cells activities | nucleus |
| breaks down food particles and worn-out cell parts | lysosome |
| makes food for cell using energy from sunlight | chloroplast |
| stores food, water, waste and other materials | vacuole |
| surrounds the cell and gives it a rigid, boxlike shape | cell wall |
| produces proteins needed by the cell | ribosomes |
| fills most of the cell; moves organelles within the cell | cytoplasm |
| controls which substances move into and out of the cell; is the outer layer of animal cell | cell membrane |
| helps make protein and other substances; transports materials to the Golgi Apparatus | endoplasmic reticulum |
| packages and distributes materials from the ER | Golgi body |
| converts energy in food to energy used by the cell | mitochondria |
| makes spindle fibers during cell division | centriole |
| located inside the nucleus; produces ribosomes | nucleolus |
| thin strands of material that fill the nucleus and contain the information for directing cells functions | chromatin |