Cell Parts and Functions The structures within the cell function in storing and releasing energy, building and repairing cell parts, getting rid of waste materials, responding to the environment, and reproducing. Cell structures are called organelles meaning “little organ”
Label your animal cell diagram Chromosomes Centrioles
Cell Membrane -Limits what materials enter or leave the cell -Allows the cell to change shape under pressure -Thin flexible envelope surrounding the cell
Nucleus -control center of the cell that directs all cell activities -contains chromosomes and nucleolus, DNA, and RNA
Nuclear Membrane -separates the nucleus from the other parts of the cell -controls the substances that enter and leave the nucleus
Nucleolus -a dark spot found inside the nucleus -small dense organelle within the nucleus where RNA is made -made up of RNA and protein
Chromosomes -A large mass of thin threads made of DNA -contain instructions for the finished products of the cell -Passes on the traits of the cell to new cells
Cytoplasm -jelly like substance -area between the nucleus and the cell membrane -all the living material of the cell, outside of the nucleus
Endoplasmic Reticulum -smooth and rough ER -tubular passageways that lead out from the nuclear membrane -Transports substances back and forth from the nucleus to the other parts of the cell
Ribosomes -structures where proteins are made -small, grain like bodies made primarily of RNA -Some attached to ER or floating free in cytoplasm
Mitochondria -power generators of the cell—releases energy -rod shaped organelles -Smooth outer membrane and greatly folded inner membrane
Vaculoes -storage areas -Fluid-filled membrane surrounded cavities inside a cell -Larger in plant cells
Golgi Body -packages protein and carbohydrates for export from the cell -flattened, layered, sac- like structure located near the nucleus
Centrioles -help divide the nucleus during mitosis -composed of small spindles
-suicide sacks -common in animal cells -round organelles surrounded by a membrane that contain digestive enzymes
Label your plant cell diagram Centrioles
Chloroplasts -a disc shaped organelle containing chlorophyll -photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplasts
Cell Wall -thick, rigid membrane that surrounds the plant cell -bonds with other cell walls to form the structure of the plant