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Cell Parts/Functions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What manufactures proteins? | Ribosomes |
| What produces energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate - energy-carrying molecule)? | Mitochondria |
| What detoxifies poisons within the body? | Peroxisomes |
| What is the brain of the cell and directs protein synthesis? | Nucleus |
| What synthesizes ribosomes? | Nucleolus |
| What is the gel-like, water-based solution inside of the cell? | Cytoplasm |
| What synthesizes both carbs and lipids and has detoxification abilities? | Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| What synthesizes and modifies proteins and also makes phospholipids? | Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| What sorts, packages and tags lipids and proteins? | Golgi Apparatus |
| What contains enzymes to break down cellular components and pathogens? | Lysosomes |
| What stores water and other molecules? | Vacuole |
| What uses carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to produce oxygen and energy in the form of glucose? | Chloroplasts |