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organelles
function of cell parts

Name
Function
Structure
Location
Plant, Animal, or both
Ribosomes
Makes Protein
tiny round sphere
Floating freely or attached to rough endoplasmic reticulum
both plant and animal
Rough Endoplasmic reticulum
edits protein
network of tubes
outside of nuclear envelope
both plant and animal
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
makes lipids
network of tubes
outside of nuclear envelope
both plant and animal
Golgi Apparatus
sorts, packages, and transports protien
stack of pancakes
in cytoplasm
both plant and animal
Mitochondria
makes energy for the cell
kidney bean shape
in cytoplasm
both plant and animal
Lysosomes
manages and gets rid of waste
small shpere
in cytoplasm
animal
 

Vacuoles

stores substances

large oval shaped bubble

in cytoplasm

plant

Chloroplasts

makes food for plant cells using photosynthesis

small green sphere

in cytoplasm

plant

Cell wall

protects cell

ridged outer shell

outer-most part of cell

plant

Nucleus

control center of cell

large sphere

center of cell

both plant and animal

Nucleolus

makes ribosomes

small dark round sphere

center of nucleus

both plant and animal

Cytoskeleton

provides support and a frame for the cell

thin fibers

in cytoplasm

both plant and animal

Cilia

on surface of cell removes dirt and particles from surface

thin hairlike structure

outside of cell

both plant and animal

Flagella

propels cell and removes dirt (longer than cillia)

thin hairlike fiber

outside of cell

both plant and animal

Cell membrane

regulates what enters and leaves cell

thin shell on outside of cell

surrounds cytoplasm

both plant and animal