Cell Structure and Functions

By, Austin Horn, Toby Harter, Cory Finton, Cody Gamble

Cytoskeleton

Vacuole- Stores water and other nutrients for the cell to use.

Golgi Apparatus- Sorts, modifies, and packages proteins and other materials for the cell to use.

Nucleus- oversees what the organelles do

Mitochondria- converts the chemical energy from food into energy more convenient for the cell to use.

Cell Membrane- Controls what goes in and out of a cell.

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum- Sanitizes materials within the cell.

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum- Checks to make sure proteins are made right.

Ribosomes- make proteins

Chloroplasts- convert sunlight energy into food energy for the cell to use.

Cytoskeleton- help maintain shape of cell, involved in movement.

Difference Between Animal and Plant Cell

The difference between an Animal Cell and a Plant Cell is that the Plant Cell has a cell wall and chloroplasts. The Animal Cell has lysosomes and doesn’t have chloroplasts or a cell wall.

Cellular TransportDiffusion- movement of particles from an area of high concentration to low and no energy is required

Osmosis- the diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane

Facilitated Diffusion- Particles that are too big move through transport proteins to the cell

Active Transport- movement of particles from an area of low concentration to high and requires energy.

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