Cell Organelles
An Overview The Living Environment
What are the parts of a cell?
Cell Membrane: covers cell, allows material in and out
Ribosomes: Build proteins
Cell Wall: support and strength
Cytoplasm: houses organelles
Chloroplasts
Makes food from sunlightphotosynthesis
Vacuole
Stores water, food, nutrients & wastes
Lysosomes
Digests food, cell parts, waste, invaders
Nucleus
Contains DNA, information that controls the cell
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Transports materials, packages the proteins from Ribosomes
Mitochondria
Breaks down food into ATP The Cell Powerhouse
Golgi Body
Processes nutrients and packages them for transport
Centrioles
Involved in cell division
Chromosomes
Contain genetic information