Cellular organelles

CELL WALL- is found in bacteria, some protists, all fungi and all plants.

Its purpose is to provide protection and support.

The giant Redwood trees are held up by cell walls.

Cell Membrane• Controls what comes in and out of the cell

• Cell membranes serve as barriers and gatekeepers.

The Nucleus is the BOSS of the cell

It is responsible for everything that goes on within the cell.

The Nucleus also contains all the genetic materialthat will be passed on from generation to generation.

MITOCHONDRIA

Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell.They release energy stored in food moleculesso the cell can function.

Vacuoles

Vacuoles are storage containers in a cell.They can hold just about anything:water, food, pigment, chemicals, enzymes, waste.

Vacuoles

Plants have super big vacuolesthat’s what helps hold them up.When the vacuole is lackingwater the plant wilts.

Animal cells have smaller vacuoles

LYSOSOMES are the clean up crew of the cell.Their job is to destroy the dead and worn out cell parts, asWell as any foreign junk.

They actually do this by ‘eating’ the stuff

LYSOSOMES are like PacMan!

CHLOROPLAST

CHLOROPLAST

The Chloroplast functions tocapture the energy of sunlightand produce sugars which serveas food.

Chloroplasts are organelles found ONLY in PLANT cells and some Bacteria as well as most prokaryotic cells – but NEVER in animal cells