Match each organelle to its job

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs

1. Left

   Ribosome

   Right

   Carries out protein synthesis

2. Left

   Lysosome

   Right

   Digests worn out organelles

3. Left

   Chloroplast

   Right

   Carries out photosynthesis

4. Left

   Mitochondrion

   Right

   Makes ATP in cellular respiration

5. Left

   Nucleolus

   Right

   Assembles ribosomal subunits

6. Left

   Golgi apparatus

   Right

   Sorts, tags and packages proteins

Instructions

Tap an organelle, then tap the job it does in the cell.

Explanation