Honors Biology: Cell Organelle Function

Provides names of cell organelles and their functions

cell membrane

selectively-permeable barrier that surrounds the cell

cell wall

provides protection and support for plant, fungi, and bacteria cells

centriole

used for animal cell division

chloroplast

converts energy from the sun into glucose, performs photosynthesis

cilia

short hair-like projections for movement

cytoplasm

the space between the cell membrane and nucleus that contains cytosol and the cytoskeleton

cytoskeleton

protein structure inside the cell that maintains the cell's shape

flagella

long tail-like structure for movement

food vacuole

stores food

Golgi Apparatus

packages and processes proteins for shipment by placing them in transport vesicles

large central vacuole

stores water and other minerals

lysosome

digests food and bacteria, clean up crew

mitochondria

converts energy in sugar into ATP, performs cell respiration, powerhouse of the cell

nucleolus

makes ribosomes; found inside nucleus, made of protein and RNA

nucleus

the control center of the cell where DNA is stored as chromosomes

organelle

cell structure that performs a specific function

ribosome

site of protein synthesis, attached to rough ER or free floating int he cyctoplasm

Rough ER

membrane channel with ribosomes attached to it that transports proteins after they are made

Smooth ER

makes lipids and modifies/transports proteins

transport vesicle

transports products from organelle to another or out of the cell