Question

What are the functions of different organelles in a cell?

Answer 1

The functions of different organelles in a cell are:

• Golgi apparatus secrete chemical substances such as hormones, enzymes and proteins.
• Vacuoles are useful in storing excess water, minerals, pigments and other substances.
• Lysosomes contain digestive enzymes and can digest cells. In emergency, they can burst and destroy the cell.
• Endoplasmic reticulum helps in synthesis, storage and transportation of cell products.
• Ribosomes are sites of protein synthesis.
• Centrosome is responsible for initiating and regulating cell division.
• Plastids contain pigments such as chloroplasts that help plant to prepare food, chromoplasts that gives color to flowers and fruits and leucoplasts store food in form of carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
• Mitochondria, called the powerhouse of the cell, produces energy.