Organelles

command center of the cell; DNA in the form of chromosomes here

• nucleus

• lysosome

• vacuole

• cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

site of protein synthesis in all cells; numerous in cells that need a large quantity of proteins

• golgi body

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• ribosome

organelle in the nucleus that makes ribosomes

• nucleus

• nucleolus

• endoplasmic reticulum

• golgi body

the powerhouse of the cell; does cellular respiration; numerous in heart muscle cells because of the need for energy

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

• lysosome

• nucleolus

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

the transport system of the cell

• endoplasmic reticulum

• golgi body

• centriole

• vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

this encloses the cell and controls what get into and out of the cell

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

this collects, packages, and distributes proteins

• cytoplasm

• ribosome

• endoplasmic reticulum

• golgi body

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

this organelle is made of cellulose in plants or chitin in fungi; a rigid boundary outside of the cell membrane

• cell wall

• nuclear membrane

• cell membrane

• flagella

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

these contain digestive enzymes that break down old cell parts

• vacuoles

• lysosomes

• ribosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum

the jelly-like material in which organelles float inside the cell

• nucleolus

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2