Also called a plasma membrane,the cell membrane surrounds the cell and holds in the fluids and materials the cell needs to survive. Bonus: Made up of a Phospholipid bilayer with many types of proteins embedded in it.
Cytoplasm
A jelly-like substance that fills the "empty space" within the cell
Nucleus
The brain of the cell. Contains the cell's DNA. Where ribosomes are produced.
Ribosomes
Produced in the nucleolus. Make protein for the cell. These proteins are packaged in vesicles for transport.
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
Makes lipids (fats) and help package materials into vesicles for transport.
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
Covered in Ribosomes and assist with the transport of materials around the cell.
Vesicles
Small transport "bubbles" made by the "pinching off" of the cell membrane. They often bring material from the Endoplasmic Reticulum to the Golgi Apparatus, and from the Golgi Apparatus to other places in the cell.
Golgi Apparatus
Modifies proteins and repackages them them to be sent elsewhere. Also produces Lysosomes.
Lysosomes
Special vesicles containing digestive enzymes that can be used to break down food,destroy dead cell parts, or kill intruders in the cell. Bonus:Plant cells have no Lysosomes
Mitochondria
Converts the stored chemical energy in glucose into useable energy for the cell in the form of ATP. Bonus: Called cellular respiration.
Centrioles
Used to help a nucleus divide during cell division. The centrioles then move the copies of the original genetic material to the correct location in each new cells. MOST plant cells do not contain centrioles.
Vacuoles (plant cells)
Typically only one large vacuole.
Cell Wall (plant cells only)
Provides protection for the cell and helps maintain the cell's shape.
Chloroplast (plant cells only)
An organelle that uses solar energy,water and carbon dioxide to manufacture glucose. A process named photosynthesis. Possible because of a green pigment inside the chloroplast called chlorophyll.