Basic Organelle Overview
Organelles Pro/Euk/Both Plant/Animal/Both Function Structural Features Nucleus Euk Both Contains DNA(nucleic acid) Control center of cell. Builds ribosomes(in nucleolus) Sphere. Has a membrane. Contains nucleolus Cell Membrane Both Both Regulates materials entering/leaving, protects and supports cell Phospholipid bi-membrane with proteins suspended throughout. Cytoplasm Both Both Fills the cell. Oranelles are found in it. Vacuole and Vesicle Euk Both Store materials Membrane bound sacs Mitochondria Euk Both Convert chemical energy in food to usable compounds. Turned into ATP. Second largest, Double layered outer membrane is smooth, inner membrane is folded Ribosomes Both Both