Animal Cell Organelles Functions
Nucleus
Control center of the cell. Protects the DNA
Lysosome
Digest foods, clean up and recycle, digest broken organnelles
Nuclear Membrane
Membrane that surrounds and protects nucleus
Cytoplasm
Jelly-like material holding organelles in place. (Mostly made of water)
Nucleolus
Produces the ribosomes/ Stores DNA
Centrioles
Replicates, reproduces. (Cell division)
Microtubules
give cell structure
Cell Membrane
Cell boundary (made of lipids), controls movement of materials in and out of the cell. (proteins), recognizes signals
Golgi apparatas
Finishes, sorts, labels, and ships proteins. Ships proteins in vesicles
Mitochondria
Makes ATP energy from cellular respiration. Double membrane cristae
Rough ER
Makes proteins.
Vacuole
Moves materials around the cell, storage for the cell, membrane sac
Ribosomes
Protein factories (makes proteins) , builds proteins from DNA. Location: Some free in cytoplasm. Some attached to rough ER.
Smooth ER
Transports ribosomes. Produces Lipids.
