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Cell Parts and Functions Table

The document describes the major organelles and their functions in a cell. The nucleus directs all cell activities as the control center. The mitochondria generates energy for the cell through cellular respiration. The endoplasmic reticulum transports materials through the cell and helps produce proteins.

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Cell Parts and Functions Table

The document describes the major organelles and their functions in a cell. The nucleus directs all cell activities as the control center. The mitochondria generates energy for the cell through cellular respiration. The endoplasmic reticulum transports materials through the cell and helps produce proteins.

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Cell Parts and Functions Table

Cell Organelle

Cell Function

Nucleus

Directs all cell activities "Brain or Control


Center of cell"

Nuclear Envelope (Membrane)

Controls what passes in and out of the nucleus

Cytoplasm

Jelly-like substance found inside cell that acts


as a medium for chemical reactions within the
cell

Golgi Body (Apparatus)

Packages the proteins made by the ribosomes so


they can be sent out of the cell. The UPS store
of the cell

Mitochondrion

"powerhouse of the cell" breaks down sugar


molecules to release energy, site of cellular
respiration, double membrane, self-replicating,
contains own DNA, cristae

Vacuole

"Storage tanks" Can hold food, water or waste


for the cell

Ribosome

Makes proteins for the cell, can be found


attached to the endoplasmic reticulum or free
in the cytoplasm
Transportation network for the cell, moves
materials around in the cell

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER)endoplasmic reticulum that has ribosomes


attached.
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER)- does not
have ribosomes attached

Lysosome

"Stomach of the cell" Helps the cell digest


food, waste and worn out cell parts

Nucleolus

Produces ribosomes and rRNA( stuff ribosomes

are made of)


Cell Membrane (plasma
membrane)

"Gatekeeper" Separates the cell from the rest


of the environment and helps control what
passes in and out of the cell. Semi-permeable:
allows some materials to pass through but not
all

Chloroplast

A special plastid that contains chlorophyll a


pigment that captures the sun's energy to
produce glucose in a process called
photosynthesis

Cell Wall

Rigid outer layer made of cellulose that


supports and protects the cell (plant, fungi, and
bacterial cells)

Vesicle

Stores and Transports substances from the


Golgi Body to the cell membrane for export.
"The UPS truck of the cell"

Cytoskeleton

gives support and shape to the cell, made of


proteins

Centriole

Organizes special parts of the cytoskeleton


called microtubules for cell division, migrates to
opposite ends (poles) of the cell to assist with
cell division

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