Cell Explorer Game Answer Key
Question: the organelle that makes proteins that the cell needs
Answer: Ribosome
Question: the mobile organelle that transports materials around the cell to where they need to go
Answer: Vesicle
Question: the organelle that receives, modifies their contents, and then ships off new vesicles (full of stuff) to where they need to go
Answer: Golgi apparatus
Question: the organelle that is covered with ribosomes and is involved in transporting proteins
Answer: Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (Rough ER)
Question: the organelle that is full of enzymes for digesting and destroying foreign objects
Answer: Lysosome
Question: the organelle that make usable energy for the cell
Answer: mitochondrion (plural, mitochondria)
Question: semi-permeable barrier that separates the cell from external environment
Answer: Cell membrane (plasma membrane)
Question: the organelle that breaks down poisons and makes lipids (like fats, oils, phospholipids, steroids etc.)
Answer: Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (Smooth ER)
Question: the structure that helps maintain the cell's internal structure and shape by supporting the cell
Answer: Cytoskeleton
Question: the organelle that has genetic material inside of it
Answer: Nucleus
Question: Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes
Answer: Nucleolus