Inside the cell

Nucleus

Produces mRNA, organizes and expresses DNA

Rough ER

Protein synthesis and sorting

Golgi Apparatus

Modifies, Sorts, and Ships out

Smooth ER

Lipid synthesis and detoxification

Nucleolus

Site for ribosome assembly

Cytoplasm

Jelly fluid where DNA is found

Cell wall

Protection and support

Plasma membrane

Hydrophobic barrier

Glycocalyx

Traps water and provides protection

Appendages

Pilli and flagella

Essential Elements

Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Hydrogen

Mitochondria

Intermembrane space and mitochondrial matrix

Chloroplast

Photosynthesis, found in plants and algae

Ribosome

Protein synthesis

Nucleoid

Region where the DNA is found