| Structure | Function | Prokaryote | Eukaryote: | |
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| | | | Animal | Plant |
Cellular Control Center | Nucleus | Contains DNA | Prokaryote DNA is found in cytoplasm | Tick | Tick |
Organelles That Store, Clean-Up, and Support | Vacuoles and vescicles | Store materials | | Tick | Tick |
Lysosomes | Break down and recycle macromolecules | | Tick | Tick (rare) |
Cytoskeleton | Maintains cell shape; moves cell parts; helps cells move | Prokaryotic cells have protein filaments similar to actin and tubulin. | Tick | Tick |
Centrioles | Organize cell division | | Tick | |
Organelles That Build Proteins | Ribosomes | Synthesize proteins | Tick | Tick | Tick |
Endoplasmic Reticulum | Asssembles proteins and lipids | | Tick | Tick |
Golgi Apparatus | Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids for storage or transport out of the cell | | Tick | Tick |
Organelles That Capture and Release Energy | Chloroplasts | Convert solar energy to chemical energy stored in food | In some prokaryotic cells, photosynthesis occurs in association with internal photosynthetic membranes. | | Tick |
Mitochondria | Convert chemical energy in food to usable compounds | Prokaryotes carry out these reactions in the cytoplasm rather than in specialized organelles. | Tick | Tick |
Cellular Boundaries | Cell wall | Shapes, supports, and protects the cell | Tick | | Tick |
Cell mebrane | Regulates materials entering and leaving cell, protects and supports cell | Tick | Tick | Tick |