animal cell

• Subcellular structures found in animal cells

  • Nucleus
  • Cytoplasm
  • Cell membrane
  • Mitochondria
  • Ribosomes
• Nucleus


  Holds all the genetic material (including DNA) needed to control the cell's activities
• Cytoplasm


  Jelly-like substance that contains nutrients, salts and enzymes required for chemical reactions to take place
• Cell membrane


  Semi-permeable, controls what comes in and out of the cell
• Mitochondria


  Contain enzymes needed for respiration, which releases energy for the cell to use
• Ribosomes


  For the production of proteins