Plant cell
Nucleus
Responsible for housing the DNA and synthesizing ribosomes.
Central vacuole
Large membrane that fills much of the plant cell. Responsible for regulating the cell’s concentration of water.
Mitochondria
Responsible for making (ATP), the cell’s main energy-carrying molecule.
Cytoskeleton
A collection of protein filaments within the cytoplasm.
Cell wall
Provides structure and and gives shape to the cell, composed of cellulose. Only found in plant cells.
Plasma Membrane
Separates the internal contents of the cell from the surrounding environment.
Cytoplasm
The entire region between the plasma membrane and the nuclear envelope.
Chloroplast
Chloroplast are a type of Plastids Responsible of storing chlorophyll. Photosynthesis happens in the chloroplast.
Plastids
Plastids are a group of storage organelle found in plants and algae.
Peroxisomes
Responsible of carrying out oxidation reactions that break down fatty acids and amino acids which accumulate in the cytoplasm.
Golgi Apparatus
Responsible of distributing lipids and proteins.In plant cells it additionally synthesize polysaccharides.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum has few or no ribosomes on its surface.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Interconnected membranous sacs and tubules responsible of modifying proteins and synthesizing lipids. Rough endoplasmic reticulum has ribosomes along its surface.
Ribosomes
They are not organelles, rather a cellular structures responsible for protein synthesis. With a dot-like structures, it float freely in the cytoplasm.
- See also:
- Plant Anatomy
- Photosynthesis