Cytoplasm
Nucleolus Ribosomes
Nucleus Cell Membrane
Mitochondria
Rough Smooth
Endoplasmic Endoplasmic
Reticulum Reticulum
Golgi Complex Lysosomes
ANIMAL CELL
Eukaryotic Cell Organelles and
Function
1. Nucleus
◼ Nickname: “The Control Center”
◼ Function: holds the DNA
◼ Parts:
1. Nucleolus: dark spot in the middle of the
nucleus that helps make ribosomes
Ribosomes
Eukaryotic Cell Organelles and
Function
2. Ribosomes
◼ Function: makes proteins
◼ Found in all cells, prokaryotic and
eukaryotic
Eukaryotic Cell Organelles and
Function
3. Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
◼ Nickname: “Roads”
◼ Function: The internal delivery system of
the cell
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Endoplasmic Reticulum
◼ 2 Types:
1. Rough ER:
◼ Rough appearance because it has
ribosomes
◼ Function: helps make proteins, that’s why it
has ribosomes
2. Smooth ER:
◼ NO ribosomes
◼ Function: makes fats or lipids
Golgi Complex
Eukaryotic Cell Organelles and
Function
4. Golgi Complex
◼ Nickname: The shippers
◼ Function: packages, modifies, and
transports materials to different location
inside/outside of the cell
◼ Appearance: stack of pancakes
Lysosome
Eukaryotic Cell Organelles and
Function
5. Lysosomes: circular, but bigger than
ribosomes)
◼ Nickname: “Clean-up Crews”
◼ Function: to break down food into
particles the rest of the cell can use and
to destroy old cells
Mitochondrion
Eukaryotic Cell Organelles and
Function
6. Mitochondria
◼ Nickname: “The Powerhouse”
◼ Function: Energy formation
◼ Breaks down food to make ATP
◼ ATP: is the major fuel for all cell activities that
require energy
Cytoplasm
Vacuole Smooth ER
Ribosomes
Chloroplasts
Cell Membrane
Cell Wall
Nucleolus
Golgi Bodies
Nucleus
Mitochondria Rough ER
Plant Cell
7. Vacuoles
❖ Structure & Function
Vacuoles are fluid filled organelles enclosed by a membrane. They can
store materials such as food, water, sugar, minerals and waste products.
8. Cell Wall
❖ Structure & Function
It is a rigid organelle composed of cellulose
and lying just outside the cell
membrane. The cell wall gives the plant cell
it's box-like shape. It protects the cell.
The cell wall contains pores which allow
materials to pass to and from the cell
membrane.
9. Plastids
❖ Structure & Function
Plastids are double membrane
bound organelles. It is in plastids
that plants make and store food.
Leucoplasts: colorless organelles
which store starch or other plant
nutrients. Chromoplasts: contain
different colored pigments.
The most important type of chromoplast is the chloroplast, which contains the green
pigment chlorophyll. This is important in the process of photosynthesis.
Eukaryotic Cell Organelles and
Function
Chloroplasts
◼ Function: traps energy from the sun to
produce food for the plant cell
◼ Green in color because of chlorophyll,
which is a green pigment
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Cellular Respiration, process in which cells
produce the energy they need to survive.
