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Cell Structure & Organelles

CytoplasmEndoplasmic reticulumGolgi apparatusMitochondrionMitochondrionNucleusRibosomeCentrioleCell membrane
Found in both cellsCell membraneControls what enters and leaves the cell.
Remember itCell membrane

Think of a security gate: the membrane decides what may enter or leave.

Structures explored1/8
  • Select the Nucleus—the organelle that controls the cell
  • Switch to the plant cell
  • Find where photosynthesis happens
  • Find the rigid structure that gives a plant cell its fixed shape
  • Switch to the animal cell and find the structure plant cells do not have