Cell - Function

Front

This organelle receives proteins from the ER and cytoplasm and then tags them and ships them out of the cell.

Back

Golgi Apparatus

Front

This organelle is a factory in which proteins are mass produced. It's covered in ribosomes.

Back

Rough ER

Front

This thick and rigid organelle is made of cellulose and provides plants cells with their shape and support.

Back

Cell Wall

Front

This is the fluid inside the cell. It's mostly water, but it also has nutrients (carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids) floating around.

Back

Cytoplasm

Front

This organelle is the main power producing site of the cell. It converts Glucose into ATP energy.

Back

Mitochondria

Front

This organelle contains chlorophyll, which is a green pigment. It's job is to use energy from the sun to create food molecules (glucose).

Back

Chloroplast

Front

This organelle's job is to store water in the cell. In plants there is typically only one large organelle, but in animals there are many small organelles.

Back

Vacuole

Front

This organelle holds most of the organism's genetic material, which contains instructions on how to make proteins and run the cell.

Back

Nucleus

Front

This organelle is made out of phospholipids and is considered semi-permeable, which means only some but not all things can pass through it.

Back

Cell Membrane

Front

This organelle has one job, to make proteins.

Back

Ribosome