Question

identify: name the organelle or organelles that perform each of the following functions.
a. __________________ convert sunlight to chemical energy.
b. the ____, the __, and the ____ support the plant cell and help it to maintain its shape.
c. __________________ store food or pigments.
d. __________________ convert food into energy. they are found in plant and animal cells.
e. found inside the nucleus, the __________________ contains rna and synthesizes ribosomes.
f. the __________________ is a protective lipid bilayer surrounding the cell. it regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
g. __________________ are found on the rough endoplasmic reticulum and throughout the cytoplasm. they are the sites of protein synthesis in the cell.
h. the __________________ contains the cell’s dna.
i. __________________ is the jelly - like substance (composed of mostly water) that lies between the nucleus and the cell membrane.
j. the __________________ packages compounds to be used in other parts of the cell or exported outside the cell.

Explanation:

a. Chloroplasts are the site of photosynthesis which converts sunlight to chemical energy.
b. The cell wall, cell membrane, and cytoskeleton support plant cells and maintain shape.
c. Plastids such as chromoplasts and leucoplasts store food or pigments.
d. Mitochondria are the power - houses of the cell and convert food into energy.
e. The nucleolus inside the nucleus contains RNA and synthesizes ribosomes.
f. The cell membrane is a protective lipid bilayer regulating transport.
g. Ribosomes are sites of protein synthesis found on rough ER and cytoplasm.
h. The nucleus contains the cell's DNA.
i. Cytoplasm is the jelly - like substance between nucleus and cell membrane.
j. The Golgi apparatus packages compounds for use or export.

Answer:

a. Chloroplasts
b. Cell wall, cell membrane, cytoskeleton
c. Plastids
d. Mitochondria
e. Nucleolus
f. Cell membrane
g. Ribosomes
h. Nucleus
i. Cytoplasm
j. Golgi apparatus