Parts of plant and animal Cell

Cell Membrane

controls what goes in and out of the cell

Cytoplasm

A gel-like material that surrounds all parts of the cell within the membrane..Holds organelles in place.

Animal Cell

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Transport of materials throughout the cell.

Animal Cell

Golgi Bodies

packages materials and gets them ready for transport

Animal Cell

Mitochondrion

releases energy. stored in food

Animal Cell

Nucleus

The "brain" of the cell. It carries information for reproduction and controls all cell activity.

Animal Cell

Vacuole

Stores food, water, waste and other cellular materials.

Plant Cell

Cell wall

rigid outer layer, provides shape support and protection.

Plant Cell

Cell membrane

controls what enters and leaves the cell.

Plant Cell

Vacuole

stores water and food, one large

Plant Cell

Chloroplast

site of photosynthesis, absorbs sunlight to make glucose (food)

Plant Cell

Cytoplasm

Jelly like fluid in which most of the cells chemical reactions take place. Holds organelles in place.

Plant Cell

Nucleus

directs the cell's activities

Plant Cell

Mitochondria

site of cellular respiration; "power house", releases energy stored in food.

Cell

basic unit of life that all organisms are made of

Prokaryote

single-cell organism that does not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles

Eukaryote

complex cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles, can be unicellular or multicellular.

Organelles

cell parts with specialized functions

Plant cell - key features

contains a cell wall, chloroplast and large vacuole

Animal cell - key features

does not have a cell wall or chloroplast and has small vacuoles or lysosome.

Animal cell -Lysosome

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

endo

inside, within

exo

outside, outward

cyto

Prefix meaning cell.

Vesicle

Small membrane-bound sac that functions in moving products into, out of, and within a cell.