Question

Written descriptions, in your own words, of each organelle’s function and interaction with the rest of the cell.

Answer 1

Nucleus – known as the brain of the cell

Cell membrane – gives protection to the cell and helps holding together the organelles

Cytoplasm – jelly-like substance that holds together the organelles.

Endoplasmic Reticulum – consists of smooth endoplasmic reticulum which lacks ribosomes, and rough endoplasmic reticulum which has ribosomes.

Ribosomes – consists of RNA and protein enzyme and helps in protein synthesis

Mitochondria – known as the powerhouse of the cell and helps transport energy all throughout the cell

Golgi Apparatus – gather proteins and lipids in the cell and distribute it.

Centrioles – releases spindle like formations that is attached to the cell in one of the cell division stages

Lysosomes – helps breakdown larger molecules to smaller molecules

Vacuole – food and water is stored here.  It also store waste material before it is transported outside of the cell.

 

Answer 2

The function of the organelles are as follows.

The first path is from the nucleus. DNA from the nucleus, assigns specific job for the organelles to follow through mRNA. The mRNA goes out from the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm where ribosomes will attach to the mRNA. The ribosome-mRNA combination binds to the endoplasmic reticulum and signals the tRNA to translate the message from DNA. A vesicle that contains the enzyme grows out from the endoplasmc reticulum and transport the enzyme to the Golgi body for further processing. Golgi Body secrete enzymes in order to begin glucose breakdown. When the chemical that are added to the cells and are unable to break down sugar and they die of starvation the organelle that does the chemical most likely attack is the lysosomes.