Organelle
little organs
Cell Membrane
selectively permeable
Cell Wall
plant structure
Cytoplasm
cell filling
Nucleus
control center/cell brain
Nucleolus
makes ribosomes
Mitcondria
powerhouse
Ribosome
protein synthesis
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
transport and storage
Smooth ER
makes lipids
Rough ER
changes proteins
Golgi Apparatus
cell packaging center
Lysosomes
“suicide sacs“
Vacuole
water/food storage
Cilia
short/fast movement
Flagella
long/slow movement
Chloroplast
photosynthesis (plant only)
Chromoplast
color storage (plant only)
Centrioles
cell division (animals only)
Chromosomes
heredity information
Chromatin
unstrung DNA
DNA
hereditary molecule
Gene
hereditary unit of DNA
Matrix
inner fluid
Cristae
inner folded membrane
TEM of ribosomes
free ribosomes in cytoplasm
Ribosome structure
made of two subunits
RNA
nucleic acid
“endo”
inside
“plasma”
fluid
“reticulate”
repeated patterns
“stroma”
fluid
“grana”
stacks of chlorophyll discs (thylakoids)
Leucoplast
starch storage (plants)