Cell OrganellesAn 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 sunlight-photosynthesis

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

Contain genetic information

Chromosomes