Cell Structures and Functions

Powerhouse of the cell; site of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) production

• Centrioles

• Lysosomes

• Cell membrane

• Mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Support the shape of an entire plant cell

• Cell wall

• Nucleus

• Chloroplasts

• Ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Also called the plasma membrane

• Cell membrane

• Nucleus

• Microtubules

• Cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Bags of enzymes used to digest particles and bacteria; "garbage men" of the cell; they work in conjunction with vacuoles

• Lysosomes

• Mitochondria

• Cell wall

• Nucleolus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Control center of the cell; contains nucleolus and DNA

• Cell membrane

• Nucleus

• Microtubules

• Cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

External surface is studded with ribosomes

• Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

• Microfilament

• Chromatin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

stores water and other substances

• Vacuoles

• Golgi body

• Plastids

• Microtubules

Sites for photosynthesis; found only in plant cells; contain chlorophyll

• Centrioles

• Lysosomes

• Chloroplasts

• Nucleolus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Locomotive structures made up of microtubules

• Cilia and flagella

• Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

• Microfilament

• Chromatin

Site of protein synthesis; found in cytoplasm and on rough ER

• Cell wall

• Nucleus

• Ribosomes

• Mitochondria