Organelles

Nucelus

Serves as the cell’s control center by housing and protecting the cells

Plant & Animal

Nucleolus

Creating ribosomal subunits for protein synthesis, AKA: Ribosome biogenesis

Plant & Animal

Ribosome

Synthesises proteins

Plant & Animal

Mitochondria

Generates chemical energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) through cellular respiration

Plant & Animal

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

Synthesises, folds, modifies, and transports proteins.

Plant & Animal

Rough ER

Synthesises, folds, modifies, and transports proteins. Especially ones designed for secretion, insertion into membranes, or delivery to other organelles.

Plant & Animals

Smooth ER

Contributes to lipid synthesis, steroid hormone production, carbohydrate metabolism, and detoxification of drugs and poisons.

Plant & Animal

Golgi Apparatus

Functions as a cell’s “post office” by processing, modifying and packaging proteins and lipids received from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) into vesicles for delivery to their final destinations

Plant and animal

Lysosome

The cells digestive system, breaking down waste materials and cellular debris with powerful enzymes

Animals

Peroxisome

Oxidation, detoxification, and lipid biosynthesis

Plant & Animal

Vacuole

Stores water, nutrients, and waste products.

Plant & Animal

Chloroplast

To perform photosynthesis, a process that converts light energy into a chemical energy

Plant

Cytoskeleton

Provides structural support, maintain cell shape and anchor organelles

Plant and animal

Cell membrane

Regulates the passage of substances into and out of the cell, separates the cell’s interior from the external environment, and plays a crucial role in cell signaling and communication.

Plant and Animal

Cell wall

Provide structural support, maintain shape, and protect the cell.

Plant

Centrosome

To act as a microtubule- organizing center, playing a crucial role in a cell division by forming the mitotic spindle that separates chromosomes

Animal

Cytoplasm

Provides a medium for cellular processes holding organelles in place, and contributing to the cells shape and structural support.

Plant and Animal