11-4-10

Cell Parts and Functions Notes

Part of Cell Main Function (job) Found in
Plant Cell,
Animal Cell,
or Both?
Cell Membrane Protective layer around ALL Both
cells. Controls what goes in &
out of the cell

Cell Wall Tough outer covering that Plant

protects and gives a plant
cell its shape

Cytoplasm Moving gel-like mixture Both

inside the cell that holds all
the organelles

Nucleus Directs all activities in the Both

cell; “control center”

Chloroplasts Green organelles where food Plant

is made in plant cells

Mitochondria Break down food and release Both

energy; “Powerhouses” of the
cell
 Cell Parts and Functions Notes

Lysosomes Break down cell wastes and Both

worn-out cell parts

Vacuoles Temporary storage for water, Both

food substances, or waste (larger in
products plant cells
than animal
cells)
Ribosome Where cells make their own
proteins
Both

Endoplasmic Rough: protein storage and Both

Reticulum (ER) transport system in a cell

Smooth: storage organelle

Golgi Complex Sorts materials and puts Both

them into vesicles to be
transports inside & outside
the cell