Any tiny structure that performs a specialized function in the cell
Organelle
A plant organelle that may store starch or pigments
Plastid
Converts the chemical energy in food into a form that is more easily used
Mitochondria
Transport channels that are studded with Ribosomes
R. E.R.
Modifies, collects, packages, and distributes proteins that are produced by the cell
Golgi Body
Saclike storage structure found in both plant and animal cells.
Vacuole
Short threadlike structure on the outside of the cell that helps a unicellular organism move
Cilia
Traps energy from sunlight and converts it to chemical energy
Chloroplast
Contains digestive enzymes that help clean up the cell
Lysosome
Framework or filaments and Fibers involved in cell support and movement
Cytoskeleton
An organelle that serves as a protein factory
Ribosomes
Tiny hollow tube made of the protein tubulin that is involved with the support, that help build cilia and flagella and form centrioles in cell division
Microtubule
Long thin fiber on the outside of the cell that functions in movement
Flagellum
A complex network lf channels that is involved with transport, storage and making and modifying proteins
E.R.
Found only in plant and algae cells it consits of two enveloplike membranes that surround a folded inner membrane
Chloroplasts
Threadlike structures made of actin that support the cell and help the cell move
Microfilaments
Large structure that contains the cell's genetic information
Nucleus
Granular material visible within the nucleus
Chromatin
The small dense region in the nucleus where the assembly of ribosomes begins
Nucleolus
The distinct thread like structures that contain the genetic information of the cell
chromosomes
The double-membrane layer that surrounds the nucleus
nuclear envelope
One of two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells that help organize cell division.