Great Bay Community College Biology 108 Lecture Outline: Cell Structure Types of Cells: Prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic cells Sub-cellular organization of eukaryotic cells I. Regulation of molecular traffic Plasma membrane II. Information storage and Protein Synthesis Nucleus Ribosomes III. Specialized transport and synthesis: the endomembrane system Endoplasmic reticulum (smooth and rough) Transport vesicles Golgi apparatus Lysozomes Peroxisomes IV. Molecular/macromolecular storage Vacuole system V. Cellular Energetics Chloroplasts (in plant cells) Mitochondria (in plant cells and animal cells) VI. Mechanical support and motility: the cellular cytoskeleton Microtubules Microfilaments Intermediate filaments VII. Extracellular Structure Cell walls (in plant cells)