Cell Organelles

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Golgi Bodies

Back

Modifies, sorts, and ships proteins.

Front

Cell Wall

Back

Provides shape, structure, and protection for the cell.

Front

Vacuole

Back

Stores food, water, or wastes within the cell; plant cells have a special vacuole.

Front

Lysosome

Back

Uses enzymes to digest bacteria, viruses, and old organelles (old cell parts are recycled).

Front

Cytoplasm

Back

Suspends the organelles and provides an environment for chemical reactions within the cell.

Front

Mitochondria

Back

Creates energy (ATP) from food; site of cellular respiration.

Front

Chloroplast

Back

Site of photosynthesis; uses the sun's energy to produce food.

Front

Nucleus

Back

Stores genetic information (DNA) and controls cell activities.

Front

Ribosome

Back

Makes proteins by translating messenger RNA.

Front

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

Back

Transports materials within the cell; rough ER has ribosomes, smooth ER does not.