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Organelles
Cell parts and their functions
| Structure | Function |
|---|---|
| Ribosomes | Makes proteins (cellular products) |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum | an arganelle that is made of folded membranes and assembles proteins and parts of the cell membrane |
| Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum | Transports proteins |
| Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum | Makes lipids (fats - to store energy) and breaks down toxins |
| Golgi Complex | Modifies proteins and packages and sends them where they need to go |
| Vacuole | a vesicle that stores and transport water |
| Large central vacuole | Stores water and maintains cell size and shape - Plant Cell Only |
| Chloroplast | Photosynthesis occurs here to convert sunlight into food - Plant Cell Only |
| Lysosome | digests and eats waste materials, organelles and foreign invaders. |
| Cell Membrane | acts as a barrier and controls what enters and exits the cell. |
| Cell Wall | Provides support and protection to the cell - Plant Cell Only (also part of bacteria, fungi and Archaeal cells) |
| Cytoplasm | Fluid inside a cell that contains all of the organelles inside of the cell. |
| Nucleus | Contains the cells DNA, controls the cell and tells the cell what to do or make |
| Cytoskeleton | Gives shape and support to cells, assists with cell division and movement of cells |
| Mitochondria | Makes ATP or Cell Energy; Where cellular respiration occurs to convert food into the energy that is required to power all cellular processes. |
| Vesicle | transports substances where they need to go in the cell |
| Nucleolus | Makes ribosomes |