Cell Parts and Functions

Strong, outer rigid layer that provides extra support in a plant.

• Cytoplasm

• Mitochondria

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

The jello-like fluid part of a cell that contains salts and minerals.

• Vesicles

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplasts

• Cell Wall

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Controls and directs all of the cell's activities and contains the genetic information needed for the cell.

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Lysosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Stores and releases energy during chemical reactions in the form of ATP

• Golgi Apparatus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Centriole

• Mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Captures light energy and converts it into energy using photosynthesis

• Ribosomes

• Lysosomes

• Chloroplasts

• Vacoules

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Flexible outer membrane of animal cell that protects an animal cell from it's outside environment

• Cell Wall

• Cytoskeleton

• Cell Membrane

• Vacoule

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Prepares, packages, and sorts proteins

• Golgi Apparatus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Nucleus

• Vesicle

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Tiny, membrane bound ball-like structures that proteins are packaged into by the golgi bodies. They help transport substances.

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Centriole

• Vesicles

• Cytoskeleton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Stores food, water, and waste. Plants have lots of these.

• Centriole

• Lysosomes

• Ribosomes

• Vacuoles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This organelle produces proteins. They can be found in the cytoplasm or attached to the ER

• Lysosomes

• Cytoskeleton

• Ribosomes

• Centriole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2