cell organelles
Dasia Arroyo
Plasma or Cell membrane
- It controls the movement of substances in and out of cells.
- It is present in both plant and animal cells.
- The cell membrane is not a solid structure.
- The cell membrane is made of millions of smaller molecules that create a flexible container.
Cell wall
- It provides protected framework.
- The cell wall is made of cellulose.
- The cell wall is present in plant cells.
Cytoplasm
- cytoplasm is the jelly-like fluid that fills a cell.
- It is made up of mostly water and salt.
- cytoplasm holds the internal components of a cell in place.
- Cytoplasm is found in both animal and plant cells.
Nucleus
- Nucleus is a big dark spot in the cell.
- The nucleus Commands the cell.
- It contains the genetic material and controls heredity.
Nuclear Membrane
- A barrier that separates the contents of the nucleus from the cytoplasm.
- A double layered membrane surrounding the nucleus.
- It is found in both plant and animal cells.
Nucleolus
- Structure present inside the nucleus.
- This is where ribosomes are created and synthesized.
- Both animals and plants cells contain a nucleolus.
Centrioles
- Found near the nucleus.
- Small set of microtubules arranged in a specific way.
- Centrioles are found in animal cells.
Chromatin
- Mass of genetic material composed of DNA and proteins.
- Chromatin is located in the nucleus of a cell.
- Chromatin is present in plant cells.
Ribosomes
- Ribosomes construct proteins.
- They are dense structures.
- Ribosomes are present in plant cells.
- Ribosomes link amino acids together.
Golgi apparatus
- Modifies, sorts and packs the proteins for secretion.
- Found in most cells.
- Transports lipids around a cell.
- Involved in the creation of lysosomes.
Endoplasmic reticulum
- Functions as a manufacturing and packaging system.
- Works with ribosomes and the Golgi apparatus.
- Convoluted network of membranes.
- Present in plant and animal cells.
Mitochondria
- Act like a digestive system.
- Burns sugar for fuel.
- Known as the engine of a cell.
- Found in animals cells.
chloroplast
- Absorb sunlight and use it in conjunction with water and carbon dioxide gas to produce food for the plant.
- Food producers of the cell.
- Chloroplasts work to convert light energy of the Sun into sugars that can be used by cells.
- Present in plant cells.
Lysosomes
- Might be used to digest food or break down the cell when it dies.
- A specialized vesicle that holds a variety of enzymes.
- Present in animal cells.
Peroxisomes
- the breakdown of very long chain fatty acids through beta-oxidation.
- Contain at least 50 different enzymes.
- Small vesicles found around the cell.
- Present in plant cells.
Vacuole
- Vacuoles are storage bubbles found in cells.
- Found in both animal and plant cells but are much larger in plant cells.
- They are filled with both organic and inorganic molecules.
Cytoskeleton
- The cytoskeleton determines the shapes of a cell that does not have a cell wall.
- The cytoskeleton is a series of intercellular proteins that help a cell with shape, support, and movement.
- It helps all of the organelles in place.
- It is present in both plant and animal cells.