AP Biology — Cell Organelles (plant and animal)

Involved in organization and creates microtubules. Looks like macaroni noodle. Only in Animal.

Involved in organization and creates microtubules. Looks like macaroni noodle. Only in Animal.

Centriole

What chromosomes are made up of. Includes DNA and RNA. Both.

Chromatin

Produce and assemble the cell’s ribosomes. Both

Nucleolus

What holds the chromatin in its own little cell. The brain of the cell. Both.

Nucleus

Digests and recycles proteins, cell parts, etc… Animal

Lysosome

Main job is to produce and move lipids. Both

Smooth ER

Packages proteins into vesicles and sends them to wherever they are needed. Both

Golgi apparatus

Produces proteins for the cell to function. Has ribosomes on it. Both

Rough ER

Link amino acids together to form polypeptide chains. Both

Ribosome

What everything is suspended in. Both

Cytoplasm

Selectively permeable, lets stuff in and out of cell. Holds everything together. Both

Plasma membrane

The powerhouse of the (animal) cell! Animal.

Mitochondria

Gives the cell structure and keeps organelles separate from each other. Both.

Cytoskeleton

The small holes that let stuff in and out. Think holes in a hockey mask. Plant

Plasmodesmata

Carry out oxidative reactions using molecular oxygen. Plays big role in metabolism, detoxification, and signaling. Plant

Peroxisome

Holds water and gives cell structure. Plant

Central vacuole

Gives the plant structure, like the plastic part of the hockey mask. Plant

Cell wall

Mitochondria for plant cells. Produces glucose. Plant

Chloroplast