Organelles A cells miniature helpers. Review What’s the similarities and differences between Proks…

OrganellesA cells miniature helpers

ReviewWhat’s the similarities and differences between Proks and Euks?

Proks vs. Euks

OrganellesSpecialized little units in a cell that have have different jobs.

The ones Proks and Euks both have

Name: Ribosome

Job: Synthesize proteins using a message that comes from DNA

The ones Proks and Euks both have

Name: Cell Membrane

Job: Separates the cell from its environment and regulates traffic of materials into and out the cell

The ones Proks and Euks both have

Name: Cell Wall

Job: Supports the cell, gives it a rigid structure

The ones Proks and Euks both have

Name: Cytoplasm

Job: fluid of mostly water and some other free floating molecules; organelle environment

Euk Organelles OnlyName: Mitochondria

Job: Cell’s energy source/factory

Euk Organelles OnlyName: Chloroplast

Job: Harvest the energy from sunlight to produce sugar

Euk Organelles OnlyName: Nucleus

Job: The safehouse for DNA

Euk Organelles OnlyName: Golgi Apparatus

Job: Processes and packages proteins

Euk Organelles OnlyName: Endoplasmic Reticulum

Job: Houses for ribosomes and where proteins are modifed

Euk Organelles OnlyName: Vacuole

Job: Stores water and enzymes