Statistics for Science Review #1: Cell Parts & Organelles

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Clue	In plant or animal cells?	Answer	% Correct
The control center of a cell	Both	Nucleus	94%
A protective wall around the cell, shaped like a box	Plant cells	Cell wall	86%
Converts energy in food to energy that the cell can use	Both	Mitochondria	79%
Controls what substances come into and out of the cell	Both	Cell membrane	77%
Produces proteins	Both	Ribosome	73%
Captures energy from sunlight and uses it to make food for the cell	Plant cells	Chloroplast	69%
Houses organelles	Both	Cytoplasm	59%
Stores water, food, and waste in a cell	Both	Vacuole	59%
Breaks down old cell parts	Animal cells	Lysosome	50%
Carries proteins and other materials throughout the cell	Both	Endoplasmic reticulum	36%
Receives proteins and other materials and distributes them to other cell parts	Both	Golgi body	31%