Cell Organelles & Pro vs Eu

Nucleus

• Contains genetic material (DNA)
• Contains Enzymes for intercellular digestion
• Produces ribosomes
• Provides energy (ATP) for the cell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Nucleolus

• Contains the genetic material (DNA) that controls cellular activities.
• Makes ribosomes critical for protein synthesis.
• Makes vesicles for transport of molecules elsewhere in the cell 
• Very large in plants; storage center for nutrients, water, wastes; aids in rigidity in plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Cytosol/Cytoplasm

• aqueous solution "soup" within the cell which organelles are suspended in. 
• Made during and aid with animal cell division.
• Phospholipid bilayer that is semipermeable which controls the internal cellular fluid environment.
• produce energy (ATP) for the cell.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Ribosomes

• Contains the genetic material (DNA) that controls cellular activities.
• Contains enzymes for intercellular digestion. 
• Storage center for nutrients, water, wastes (very large in plants)
• Packets of RNA and are the site of protein synthesis (gene expression); can be free floating for fixed on the RER

Lysosomes

• Protein synthesis occurs here
• Produces ATP (energy) for the cell.
• Enzymes specific for breaking down  toxic Hydrogen Peroxide are found here. 
• Contains enzymes for intracellular digestion.

Mitochondria

• Produces Energy (ATP) for the cell through the process of cellular respiration.
• Packets of RNA and are the site of protein synthesis (gene expression); can be free floating for fixed on the RER
• Contains enzymes for intracellular digestion.
• converts water and carbon dioxide into sugar through the process of photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Cell Wall 

• Network of protein filaments that allow for internal mobility and structure within the cell. 
• phospholipid bilayer that is semipermeable which keeps the intracellular fluid in balance. 
• made of the polysaccharide cellulose and provides an extra protective barrier and extra rigidity for certain cells. 
• Involved in lipid molecule synthesis and lipid molecule breakdown; extension of the nuclear membrane. 

Cell type that does not contain a nucleus or other membrane bound organelles. 

• Prokaryote
• Eukaryote

Plant, Animal, Fungi, and Protist Cells are all 

• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic

Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Cyanobacteria are all 

• Prokaryotic cells
• Eukaryotic cells