Organelles

NUCLEUS Contains instructions for making proteins (DNA) Control center of the cell Found in: Eukaryotes Plants & Animals

NUCLEOLUS Found in: Eukaryotes Plants & Animals Site of ribosome production Found within the nucleus Dark spot only seen in interphase Found in: Eukaryotes Plants & Animals

MITOCHONDRIA Found in: Eukaryotes Plants & Animals Site of cellular respiration Powerhouse of the cell Converts glucose into ATP Found in: Eukaryotes Plants & Animals

LYSOSOME Found in: Eukaryotes Mostly in Animals   Vesicle that contains digestive enzymes Breaks down cell waste and old organelles

CHLOROPLAST Found in: Eukaryotes Plants Only Site of photosynthesis Converts sunlight energy into chemical energy (glucose) Green Found in: Eukaryotes Plants Only

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (E.R.) Studded with ribosomes that synthesize proteins Packages and ships those proteins throughout the cell   Found in: Eukaryotes Plants & Animals

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (E.R.) Not studded with ribosomes Synthesizes and transports lipids Breaks down toxins Highly concentrated in liver cells Found in: Eukaryotes Plants & Animals

Rough & Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (E.R.)

VACUOLE Found in: Eukaryotes Plants & Animals Storage Large in plants (Stores mostly water) Small in animals (Stores mostly sugar) Found in: Eukaryotes Plants & Animals

All Cells – Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes CYTOPLASM Majority of the intercellular environment Where metabolic Reactions occur Jelly Like Found in: All Cells – Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes Plants & Animals

GOLGI BODY (Apparatus or Complex) Packaging & transport of molecules inside and outside the cell Modifies proteins if necessary not attached to nucleus (unlike the ER) Found in: Eukaryotes Plants & Animals

All Cells – Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes CELL MEMBRANE Also called the phospholipid bilayer or plasma membrane Barrier that regulates what enters & exits the cell Composed of 3 of the 4 Biomolecules Carbohydrate ID tags Protein transport molecules Lipid bilayer Found in: All Cells – Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes Plants & Animals

All Cells – Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes RIBOSOME   Site of Protein production Can be found on Rough ER or Free floating Produced in the nucleolus Found in: All Cells – Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes Plants & Animals

All Cells – Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes CYTOSKELETON Comprised of Microtubules and Microfilaments Constantly changing (dynamic) Aids in transport of molecules Found in: All Cells – Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes Plants & Animals

CENTRIOLES Found in: Eukaryotes Animals Only Microtubules Produce and anchor spindle fibers Aid in cell division (cell reproduction) Found in: Eukaryotes Animals Only

Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes CELL WALL   Made of cellulose (carbohydrate) in plants Added layer of protection Gives cells strong, rigid structure Found in: Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes Plants Only