Plant Cell Organelle

Cell membrane

a thin, flexible barrier just inside the rigid cell wall that controls what enters and leaves the cell

Cell Wall

a tough, protective outer layer that surrounds the plasma membrane of every plant cell.

Vacuoles

Stores water, nutrients, and waste products while maintaining internal pressure to support the plant's structure.

Mitochondria

Produces usable chemical energy for plant cells through a process called cellular respiration

Chloroplasts

Converts light energy from the Sun into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis

Plasmodesmata

Allows direct communication and transport of materials between neighboring cells

Golgi apparatus

Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids, and it synthesizes complex cell wall polysaccharides

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

The synthesis of lipids (fats), phospholipids, and membrane structures

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

Synthesizes, folds, and transports proteins needed for the cell membrane, hormone receptors, and cell wall formation

Nucleus

The control center of a plant cell, storing genetic material (DNA) and directing all cell activities