Vacuoles
Store waste products, nutrients, and water. In plant cells, it also stores nutrients and regulates turgor pressure in the cell.
Nucleus
DNA is found in the nucleus, RNA is also made here; surrounded by a membrane; controls all cell activities
Nucleolus
This produces ribosomes; found in the nucleus
Cytoplasm
Part of the cell that is outside the nucleus; contains organelles and provides the perfect environment for chemical reactions to take place
Centriole
Play a role in mitosis (cell division), in animal cells only - Ring of nine groups of fused microtubules. Three microtubules in each group. These are part of the cytoskeleton. Inherited from your father.
Golgi Apparatus/Golgi Bodies
Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins
Lysosome
Contains digestive enzymes necessary for breaking down materials within a cell
Chloroplast
Use carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to carry out photosynthesis. Found in plant cells and some protists. They reflect green light while absorbing all other colors. *contain DNA