Eukaryotic Cell Parts

Nucleus

a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

Nickname: Control Center

Cell Membrane

thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell

NIckname: gatekeeper

Cell Wall

Found only in plant cells the cell wall protects the plant cells and gives them their structure.

Chloroplasts

Only found in plant cells organelles that capture the energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy in a process called photosynthesis

NIckname: Sugar factory

Ribosomes

make proteins

Nickname: Protein factory

Chromosomes

threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes

Endoplasmic Reticulum (Rough)

Packages and transports Amino Acid (protein)

Nickname: RER

Endoplasmic Reticulum (smooth)

Packages and transports lipids (steroids)

Nickname: SER

Mitochondria

Use cellular respiration to breakdown glucose and produce energy

Nickname: Powerhouse

Vacuole

stores water and nutrients for the cell; very large in plant cells

Golgi Apparatus

Packages complex molecules and sends them out of the membrane

Cytoplasm

a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended, Allows for chemical reaction to take hold of cells

Centrioles

Found only in animal cells the centrioles are located near the nucleus and help to organize cell division

Lysosome

cell organelle filled with enzymes needed to break down certain materials in the cell

Nickname: Suicide Sack

nucleolus (one or more)

"little nucleus", produces ribosomes

nuclear membrane

Controls what goes in and out of the nucleus, the mambrane that surrounds the nucleus.

peroxisome

breaks down some toxins (poisons) in the cell

secretory vesicle

small, membrane bound sacs that transport packaged chemicals from golgi apparatus to exterior of the cell.

cytoskeleton

network of protein filaments within some cells that helps the cell maintain its shape and is involved in many forms of cell movement

flagella

whip-like structure used for cell movement (found in some cells)

cilia

short, hair-like structures projecting from the cell that move acell through its srroundings (like found in some cells)