| Organelles | Present In | Description | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cell Wall | Plants only | Outer most covering, stiff shape, made of cellulose | Protects the cell from temperature variation, inside water pressure and moisture, procvides structural strength |
| Cell Membrane | Both plants and animals | Plants inside the cell wall. Animal: thin outermost selectively permeable |
Allows exchange of selected substance, supports the cell, separates the cell from its environment. |
| Nucleus | Both plants and animals | Oval shaped body | Control cell activities, transmits genetics characteristics |
| Cytoplasm | Both plants and animals | Thick jelly like fluid containing other cell organelles | Site of all life (metabolic) processes, protects cell organelles |
| Mitochondria | Both plants and animals | Rod shaped body | Site of respiration, releases energy form sugar, called power house of the cell |
| Golgi body | Both plants and animals | Parallel stacked vesicles | packaging and dispatch of proteins and lipids, helps in lysosomes formation |
| Endoplasmic reticulum | Both plants and animals | Networks of tubes and membrane | Transportation of materials. |
| Ribosomes | Both plants and animals | Small bodies, sometimes attached to endoplasmic reticulum | protein synthesis |
| Vacuole | Plant: single and large. Animal: very small or absent |
Sac-like structure in cytoplasm | Stores food and water (cell sap) |
| Plastids | Only Plants | Small colored bodies in cytoplasm | Impart color to leaf, flower and fruit |
| Lysosomes | Generally animals | Membrane bound sac in cytoplasm filled with digestive enzymes | Eats up(digests) damaged cells and unwanted cell products |
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| Different Types of Foods (credits: wikimedia) |
