Cell Structure and Function

This is the brain of the cell. It controls the cell's activities.

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• golgi apparatus

• mitochondria

This is the jelly-like substance that holds and protects the cell's organelles.

• nulceus

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria

This is a sac that holds food, water, and waste. It is much larger in a plant cell than in an animal cell.

• nulceus

• ribosome

• cell membrane

• vacuole

These structures are known as the powerhouse of the cell because they release energy.

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

• cell membrane

This green structure is found only in plant cells and uses energy from the sun to make food.

• ribosomes

• golgi apparatus

• cholorplasts

• vacuole

This structure packages and moves proteins through the cell.

• endoplasmic reticulum

• golgi apparatus

• ribosomes

• mitochondria

This controls what enters and leaves the cell. In animal cells, it is the outer layer.

• cell wall

• nuclues

• cell membrane

• ribosomes

There are 2 types of this structure: a smooth and a rough one. It is responsible for transporting ribosomes to the golgi apparatus.

• endoplasmic reticulum

• golgi apparatus

• mitochondria

• chloroplasts

These organelles build or synthesize proteins for the cell.

• golgi apparatus

• mitochondria

• chloroplasts

• ribosomes

This is the outer layer of a plant cell. It supports and protects the cell.

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• ribosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum