Question

Name the organelles which show the analogy written as under:

(a) Transporting channels of the cell

(b) Powerhouse of the cell

(c) Packaging and dispatching unit of the cell

(d) Digestive bag of the cell

(e) Storages sacs of the cell

(f) Kitchen of the cell

(g) Control room of the cell

Answer 1

• Endoplasmic reticulum

1. Transporting channel of the cell. The endoplasmic reticulum is called the transporting channel of the cell.
2. It serves as the connection between the cell membrane and the nuclear membrane.

• Mitochondria

The powerhouse of the cell is mitochondria because they generate energy in the form of ATP molecules.

• Golgi complex

Golgi complex is the packaging and dispatching unit of the cell.

• Lysosomes

Lysosomes are known as the digestive bags of the cell due to the presence of enzymes that are capable of degrading any form of organic material.

• Vacuoles

1. Storage sacs of the cell are vacuoles.
2. It acts as a storage of food.

• Chloroplast

1. Chloroplast is termed as kitchens of cells
2. The main function of chloroplast is performing photosynthesis.

• Nucleus

1. Nucleus is said to be the control center of the cell.
2. It helps in regulating all the activities of the cell.