The cell circle

Nucleolus

Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes, which move out of the nucleus and take positions on the rough endoplasmic reticulum where they are critical in protein synthesis.

Golgi Apparatus

A membrane-bound structure with a single membrane. Actually a stack of membrane-bound vesicles that are important in packaging macromolecules for transport elsewhere in the cell.

Vesicles

small membrane sacs that specialize in moving products into, out of, and within a cell

Mitochondrion

cell organelle that breaks down lipids and carbohydrates and releases energy

Vacuole

cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates.

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

The portion of the endoplasmic reticulum that contains attached ribosomes

Centrosome

Also called microtubule organizing center(MTOC); an area in the cell where micro tubules are produced.

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

An endomembrane system where lipids are synthesized, calcium levels are regulated, and toxic substances are broken down.

Centrioles

One of two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope; play a role in cell division.

Nucleus

The center of the atom which contains the protons and neutrons; in cells, structure that contains the cell's genetic material (DNA) and controls the cell's activities.

cell membrane

a cell structure that controls which substances can enter or leave the cell

Lysosome

filled with enzymes to breakdown dead cell parts and foreign objects; only found in animal cells. White blood cells that eat bacteria, lysosome contents are carefully released into the vacuole around the bacteria and serve to kill and digest those bacterias.

peroxisomes

generate and degrade H2O2 in performing various metabolic functions transfer hydrogen from various substrates to oxygen and they produce H2O2. Use O to break fatty acids(lipids) that can be sent to mitochondria.

Chloroplast

organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy

ribosomes

small particle in the cell on which proteins are assembled; made of RNA and protein

cell wall

strong wall outside a plant cell's plasma membrane that protects the cell and maintains its shape

cell shape

the main function of the cell walls to provide support and protection for the cell's (muscles)