Eukaryotic Cells

• All eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane and mitochondria.
• nuclear membrane


  Controls what goes in and out of the nucleus, the mambrane that surrounds the nucleus.
• Lysosome

  cell organelle filled with enzymes needed to break down certain materials in the cell

  Nickname: Suicide Sack
• Cytoplasm

  a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended, Allows for chemical reaction to take hold of cells
• Vacuole

  stores water and nutrients for the cell; very large in plant cells
• Mitochondria

  Use cellular respiration to breakdown glucose and produce energy

  Nickname: Powerhouse
• Chromosomes

  threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes
• Ribosomes

  make proteins

  Nickname: Protein factory
• Chloroplasts

  Only found in plant cells organelles that capture the energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy in a process called photosynthesis

  NIckname: Sugar factory
• Cell Wall

  Found only in plant cells the cell wall protects the plant cells and gives them their structure.
• Cell Membrane

  thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell

  NIckname: gatekeeper
• Nucleus

  a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

  Nickname: Control Center
• The nucleus controls the activities of the cell. It also contains organisms genetic material and this determines the cells appearance and function.
• The mitochondria is where respiration happens.
• The cell membrane is a selective barrier that controls which substances pass into an out of the cell.
• The cytoplasm is a jelly like substance where the chemical reactions happen.
• Plant and animal cells are very different. The plant cells make their own food and they cannot move their whole body from place to place. This means that the cells require extra subcellular structures. These are the cell wall, vacuole and chloroplasts.
• The vacuole is full of cell sap and keeps the cell rigid.
• The cell wall surrounds the cell and is made of tough fiber which makes the wall rigid and supports the cell.
• Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll that transfer energy from the sun to the plant as light which can be used in photosynthesis. Chloroplasts are only in the green parts of plants.
• What is a eukaryote?

  Eukaryotes are complex cells.