Match each of the cell structures with its function or description.

Question

a. plasma membrane
b. cytoplasm
c. ribosome
d. mitochondria
e. endoplasmic reticulum
f. Golgi apparatus
g. lysosome
h. centriole
i. cilia
j. flagella
k. nucleus
l. nucleolus
m. chromatin


1. _____ Short hairlike structures on the free side of some cells

2. _____ Fluid in the cell between the nucleus and the plasma membrane

3. _____ Made of rodlike structures and are important in cell division

4. _____ “Protein factories” for the cell

5. _____ A set of membranes that form canals that wind through the cytoplasm

6. _____ “Digestive bags” of the cell

7. _____ Long “tail” that propels sperm cells

8. _____ Made up of phospholipids, cholesterol, and protein molecules

9. _____ Made of DNA in the nucleus

10. _____ “Brain” of the cell; controls all the cell’s functions

11. _____ “Power plant” of the cell

12. _____ Important in the formation of ribosomes

13. _____ Flattened sacs that process chemicals

Answer 1

1. i. cilia

2. b. cytoplasm

3. h. centriole

4. c. ribosome

5. e. endoplasmic reticulum

6. g. lysosome

7. j. flagella

8. a. plasma membrane

9. m. chromatin

10. k. nucleus

11. d. mitochondria

12. l. nucleolus

13. f. Golgi apparatus