Organelles Flashcards
Nucleus
Control center, holds DNA
Cytoplasm/cytoskeleton
Holds cell organelles, keeps cell shape, reaction site
Cell membrane
Control what goes in and out of cell
Cell wall
Protects and supports cell
Cilia
Helps cell move
Flagella
Helps cell move
Ribosomes
Sites of protein synthesis
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
Create and distribute proteins
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
Lipid synthesis, drug detoxification
Golgi Apparatus
Process and package proteins
Lysosomes
Clean up and recycle old organelles
Vacuoles
Dispose of waste (animal)
Water balance (plant)
Mitochondria
Cellular respiration, make ATP
Chloroplast
Site of photosynthesis, contains chlorophyll
What do plant cells have that animal cells do not?
Cell walls, chloroplast, large central vacuole, rectangular shape