Organelles

Cell Membrane or plasma

Controls what comes into and out of a cell; found in plant and animal

Cell Wall

Ridged outer layer of plant cell

Cytoplasm

Gel-like fluid where the organelles are found

Mitochondria

Produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its functions

Lysosomes

Uses chemical to break down food and worn out cell parts

Vacuole

Stores food, water, wastes and other materials in plant cells

Golgi Bodies

Receives proteins & materials from the ER, packages them, & distributes them

Chloroplasts

Captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in plant cells

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Has passageways that assembles proteins, lipid components and other materials form one part of the cell to another

Ribosomes

Assembles amino acids to create proteins

Nucleus

Contain DNA, which controls the functions of the cell and production of proteins

Nucleolus

Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes

Chromatin

Tiny strands inside the nucleus that contains the instructions for directing the cells functions

Cell

Basic unit of life. All cell contain a cell membrane and DNA

Cell Theory

1.All living things are composed of cells. 2. Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things. 3. New cells are produced from existing cells

Eukaryote

Cells that contain nuclei Complex Example: animal cells, plant cells

Prokaryotes

Cells that do not contain nuclei Simple Example: bacteria

Nuclear envelope

Layer of two membranes that surrounds the nucleus of a cell

Organelle

Specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a eukaryotic cell

Chromosomes

Contain the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next.

Cytoskeleton

Gives eukaryotic cells there shape and involved in movement. A network of protein filaments made up of microfilaments and microtubules.

Centrioles

In animal cells located near the nucleus and help to organize cell division.

Rough ER

Ribosomes are on the surface and involved in protein synthesis

Smooth ER

Contain enzymes for synthesis lipids and detoxication of drugs

Vesicles

Small membrane-bound bubbles that move molecules in, into, and out of the cell (think vehicle)

Large Vaculoe

Found in only plant cells for storage of water, ions, ect

Cilia

Tiny hairlike structures that aid in movement and feeding (not in prokaryotes)

Flagella

Long extension of cytoplasm ad cell membrane used for movement (kind of like a tail)