Cells and Cell Structure

What they are:

Cells are the smallest part of any living thing. This means plants, animals and the whole array of living organisms.

Plant cells aren't much different from an Animal cell the only differences are the CELL WALL, the VACUAL , and the CHLOROPLAST.

Cell wall

Its job is to protect the cell with a thick layer of protection. it is also a little bigger than the cell membrane so when the vacuole swells it doesn't break.

Vacuole:

these are water storage. It holds water when the plant already has enough and keeps it till the plant is thirsty again.

Chloroplast:

this is the part of the plant that makes it appear green. It is the part of the plant that uses photosynthesis to convert the energy from the sun and the water it has into food.

Plant Cell:

Animal Cells

Ribosomes:

Are the protein assemblers of a eukaryotic cell.

Ribosomes may be suspended in the cytosol of the cell or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum. Free ribosomes usually make proteins that will function in the cytosol, while attached ribosomes usually make proteins that are exported outside of the cell or included in the cell's membranes.

Mitochondria:

The function here is to creat energy for the cell. The mitochondria also deal with signaling, cell death, and cell growth.

Rough endoplasmic reticulum:

This is the packing system for the nucleus. It works with the Golgi bodies, ribosomes, RNA, mRNA and tRNA. It creates a network all around the cell and differs according to the job of its cell.

Plasma Membrane:

this is the part of the cell that allows certin things in and certin things out

Cytoplasm:

The cytoplasm is the struff that fills the cell kind of like the jelly filling in a doughnut.

The Nucleus:

Is the brain of the cell it tells everything what to do and when to do it. Its The boss.

Nucleolus:

Contains the DNA of the cell. It is used to create the building blocks of the cell proteins.

Nuclear Envelope:

Is also known as the nucleic membrane. Its purpose is to allow some things in and some things out. It separates the cytoplasm from the nucleus.

Lysosome:

This is pretty much in charge of getting rid of unwanted molecules.

Chromatin:

Genetic material made of DNA and proteins that condense to form chromosomes in a cell division. It is located in the cell's nucleus.

Microtubules:

These are in charge of the movement of the cell. Microtubules are thick and strong they are made of spirals of subunits called tubulin.

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum:

The smooth reticulum serves metabolic purposes It synthesizes lipids, metabolizes carbohydrates and calcium concentration, is a drug detoxification, and an attachment of receptors on cell membrane proteins.

Golgi Complex:

gathers simple molecules and combines them to make molecules that are more complex. Then it takes the complex molecules and packages them in vesicles. It either stores them for later use or sends them out of the cell. It is also the organelle that builds lysosomes known as cell digestion machines.

Free Ribosome:

Free ribosomes, found in the cytoplasm, make proteins that are in the cytosol, cytosolic proteins.

Centriole:

Role is to act as a base onto which other functional structures can be built. Centrioles are mostly involved in forming two structures-centrosomes and cilia. Centrioles bias the position of spindle pole formation, but because spindle poles can self-organize, the function of the centriole in mitosis is not obligatory.

Cells