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Specialized structure that performs important cellular functions
Within a eukaryotic cell |
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| Material inside the cell membrane |
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| Layer of two membranes that surrounds the nucleus of a cell |
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| Granular material visible within the nucleus; consists of DNA tightly coiled around proteins |
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| Threadlike structure within the bugles containing the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next. |
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| Small, dense region within most nuclei in which the assembly of proteins begins |
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| Small particle in the cell on which proteins are assembled; made of RNA and protein |
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| Internal membrane system in cells in which lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled and some proteins are modified |
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| Stack of membranes in the cell that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum |
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| Cell organelle filled with enzymes needed to break down certain materials in the cell |
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| Cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates |
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| Cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use |
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| Organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy |
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| Network of protein filaments within some cells that helps the cell maintain it's shape and is involved in many forms of cell movement |
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| One of two tony structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope |
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