Cell Structure and Function

A network of protein filaments that gives shape and support to cells.

• mitochondria

• cytoskeleton

• ribosome

• cell wall

Cellular respiration occurs in this area. Cellular respiration is when cells use oxygen to release energy stored in food.

• endoplasmic reticulum

• ribosome

• mitochondrion

• cell wall

A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane that provides support and protection to the cell.

• cell wall

• chloroplasts

• vacuole

• golgi complex

A system of membranes near the nucleus that assists in the production, processing, and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids.

• mitochondrion

• golgi complex

• endoplasmic reticulum

• vacuole

An organelle that makes proteins by putting together chains of amino acids using instructions encoded in the cell's DNA.

• Ribosome

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Cytoskeleton

• Lysosome

A membrane-bound organelle that packages and distributes materials, such as proteins, and is a system of flattened membrane sacs.

• Lysosome

• Ribosome

• Golgi Complex

• Cell Wall

Organelles where photosynthesis (the process by which cells use sunlight) occurs and provides a green color to the plants because of the chlorophyll.

• Chloroplasts

• Vacuoles

• Lysosome

• Cytoskeleton

A fluid-filled vesicle found in the cells of most animals, plants, and fungi. It contains enzymes, nutrients, water, or wastes.

• Cytoskeleton

• Chloroplasts

• Vacuole

• Cell Wall

Contains digestive enzymes, which break down worn-out or damaged organelles, waste materials, and foreign invaders in the cell.

• Vacuole

• Cell Wall

• Ribosome

• Lysosome

Single celled

• Prokaryotes

• Eukaryotes