Name: ______________________________________
Cell Organelles Chart
Location – is it inside another organelle, surrounding another organelle, next to or near something else. Is it floating in the cytoplasm?
Organelle
Function - What does it DO?
What does it look Location within cell
Plant, Animal,
like?
or Both
Thicker layer,
Outside layer of plant cells.
Plant
______Support_____ and protects the
green
1. Cell Wall
cell.
2. Cell Membrane
______Doorway______ of the cell.
Controls what ____materials____ move
Thinner layer
around the edge of
the cell
Outside layer of
Both
a(n)_____animal____ cell.
Right inside of the cell wall of
in and out of the cell. Protects and
a(n)____plant___ cell.
supports _____animal___ cells.
3. Nucleus
________Control center_______ of the
Larger organelle,
round
Near the center of the cell.
Both
cell. Acts like the “brain” of the cell by
controlling what goes on in the cell.
4. Cytoplasm
____Gel-like___ fluid that is always
moving around in the cell.
Looks like gel,
liquid.
Both
Fills the space between the
______nucleus____ and the
_____cell membrane______.
5. Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Ribbons
Outside of nucleus, floating in the
cytoplasm.
Both
A bean with
ribbons on the
inside.
Floating in the cytoplasm.
Both
Green, oval shaped
Floating in the cytoplasm
Plant
Plant cell- 1 very
large oval
Floating in the cytoplasm
Both
_____Transportation system_____ for
the entire cell.
6. Mitochondria
Known as the _____Powerhouse_____.
Breaks down food into ___energy___
for the cell. Is the ____main___ source
of energy for ___animal___ cells. Is the
back-up source of energy for
____plant_____ cells.
7. Chloroplast
Produces energy for ____plant___ cells
through a process known as
___photosynthesis______.
8. Vacuole
Acts as the ____storage___ tank for the
cell. Stores mainly water for
____plant___ cells. Stores food, waste,
and other things for ___animal__ cells.
Animal Cell- many
small ovals
Cell Structure and Function Notes (Extra 6 Organelles)
1. CHROMATIN / CHROMOSOMES – boss
a. Directs all activities in the cell like growth and reproduction
b. Passes traits of cells to new cells
c. Made up of nucleic acid – DNA and RNA (RNA delivers
messages to cell parts)
2. GOLGI BODIES – Mailroom
a. Takes proteins & things from endoplasmic reticulum &
packages them up to send throughout the cell
b. Sends materials outside of the cell
3. LYSOSOME – Cleanup crew
a. ONLY in animal cell
b. Small, round object
c. Helps in digestion for cell by breaking down food particles into smaller pieces
for the mitochondria
d. Digests old and warn out cell parts so new ones can be made
e. Pushes waste vacuoles out the cell membrane – takes out the trash
4. NUCLEAR MEMBRANE – Support and Protection & Doorway to nucleus
a. Surrounds nucleus
b. Supports and protects the nucleus
c. Allows materials to come and go from the nucleus
5. NUCLEOLUS
a. Makes ribosomes
b. Small, circular object found inside the nucleus
6. RIBOSOME – Protein factory
a. Most are stuck to the surface of the endoplasmic reticulum while some float in
the cytoplasm
b. Small, grain-like objects that are red
c. Made in nucleolus
d. Made up of nucleic acid – RNA
e. Make protein for the cell to speed up cellular respiration
Plant Cell
Animal Cell