1. Structures and Functions
Cells
Structures and Functions

2. Vocabulary Words Nucleus Nucleolus Mitochondria Golgi Complex
Ribosomes
Large Vacuole
Small Vacuole
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

3. Vocabulary Words (continued)
Cell Membrane
Cell Wall
Chloroplast
Chlorophyll
Cytoplasm
Chromosomes
Lysosomes
Chromatin
Cytoskeleton
Microtubules

4. Vocabulary Words (continued)
Nuclear pores
Nuclear envelope or Nuclear Membrane
Ribosomes

5. Plant and Animal Cells Objectives
Name the organelles that plant and animal cells have in common.
State the structure and function of these organelles.

6. Prokaryote/prokaryotic
Simple cells with NO specialized structures
Cell functions occur in the cell membrane
Most unicellular organisms are prokaryotic
Thought to be the first cells on earth

7. Eukaryote/eukaryotic
Larger and more complex
Contain a nucleus and organelles

8. Organelles
specialized structures that perform specific functions within a cell

9. Nucleus
Control center of the cell
The brain of the cell

10. A thick jelly like substance in which organelles float in the cell.
Cytoplasm

11. Mitochondria
Site of energy production in the cell.

12. Ribosomes Droid factory The smallest structures in the cell
Protein factories for the cell
Droid factory

13. Cell Membrane
Semipermeable membrane that keeps all the materials within the cell.
The door way

14. Lysosomes
Digest food particles, wastes, cell parts and foreign invaders.
Structure that contains substances that digest excess or worn out organelles and food particles
Digest bacteria and viruses that enter the cell
The TRASH COMPACTOR

15. Golgi Complex
Packages and transports materials out of the cell.

16. Endoplasmic Reticulum
Breaks down lipids, and packages proteins for release from the cell.

17. Plant Cells
Certain structures are found only in plant cells.

18. Vacuole
Stores water and other materials for the cell.

19. Cell Wall Provides support for the plant
Not found in animals, animals have bone that provide support

20. Chloroplasts
Captures sunlight to make food for the cell.

21. chromosomes
Structures in the nucleus that contain DNA, the genetic material that is passed from generation to generation of cells

22. Chromatin
Is the relaxed or unwound form of DNA and proteins in the nucleus

23. Cytoskeleton
A network of long, thin protein fibers that provide an anchor for organells inside the cell

24. Microtubules One of the protein fibers that makes up the cytoskeleton
Long and hollow protein cylinders that form a firm skeleton for the cell
Assist in moving substances within the cell

25. Microfilaments The other protein fiber that makes up the cytoskeleton
This protein threads that help give the cell shape and enable the entire cell or parts of the cell to move

26. Cilia
Aids in moving the cell and moving substances along the surface of the cell
Little hairs

27. Flagella/flagellum
Aids in moving and feeding the cell
Tail

28. Centriole
Important in cell division in animals cells only