Animal and Plant Cells

Vacuoles

Temporary storage compartment for water, nutrients, and waste

Lysosomes

Cell’s digestive system, degrades and digests materials

• Primarily found in animal cells

Ribosomes

Make proteins for cells

Golgi Complex

Modifies, sorts, processes, packages, transports proteins and lipids in and out of cells

• Post office of cells

Cytoplasm - Animal Cells

Responsible for cell shape, transports genetic material and products for cellular respiration

Cytoplasm - Plant Cells

Holds cell’s internal structures and organelles in place

Nucleus - Animal Cells

Manages all cell functions and organelles, contains cell’s DNA

Nucleus - Plant Cells

Stores and regulates DNA in plants

Nucleolus

Produces and assembles ribosomes

Nuclear Membrane

Separates nucleus from the cytoplasm

Cell (Plasma) Membrane - Animal Cells

Acts as barrier by selecting what can enter or exit cells

Cell (Plasma) Membrane - Plant Cells

Separates inner cell environment from outside world

Mitochondria - Animal Cells

Produces ATP from glucose

Mitochondria - Plant Cells

Produces energy through cellular respiration

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum - Animal Cells

Lacks ribosomes and makes proteins USED in the cell

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum - Plant Cells

Make cellular products like hormones and lipids

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum - Animal Cells

Has ribosomes and makes proteins to EXPORT

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum - Plant Cells

Produces proteins for the rest of the cell to function

Centriole - Only in Animal Cells

Organize microtubules and facilitate cell division

Cell Wall - Only in Plant Cells

Provides structural support, shape, and protection to cells

Chloroplasts - Plant Cells

Performs photosynthesis: converts light energy into chemical energy in sugars