cytoplasm

gel-like material inside the cell

cell membrane

protective covering of a cell;

allows certain things in and out of the cell and keeps other things out

nucleus

• the control center
• largest organelle in an animal cell
• contains the chromosomes

endoplasmic reticulum

• part of the cell transport system where ribosomes make proteins
• similar to an assembly line

ribosomes

• make proteins
• receive instructions for how to make things from chromosomes
• like workers or robots in a factory

mitochondria

• release energy in the cell
• the powerhouse of the cell
• similar to a power plant
• think "mighty mitochondria"

chromosomes

• contain the cell's genetic material
• gives instructions to ribosomes
• similar to a computer

chloroplast

• uses energy from sunlight to make sugar
• only found in plant cells

cell wall

tough outer covering outside the cell membrane that supports and protects a plant cell

vacuole

stores water, food, and waste products;

plant cells have a large central vacuole

Golgi bodies (or apparatus)

finishes processing materials made in the endoplasmic reticulum

lysosome

digests waste and worn out cell parts

http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm