Cell Organelles and Structures - A Tour of the Cell

cells are alive as you can see in this video of a single cell protist in order to stay alive cells have organelles that work together these organelles are similar to our own organs that work together to Keep Us Alive welcome to MooMoo Math and Science and the organelles of a cell to begin with there are two major types

of cells prokaryotes which are found in the kingdom are Kia and bacteria and eukaryotes which are found in fungi animals protists and plants prokaryotes have no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles I remember this by saying Pro rhymes with no for no nucleus eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus and has membrane-bound organelles let's take a look at the major organelles of a

eukaryotic cells and their functions up first is the cell membrane the cell membrane is a membrane that surrounds the cell this membrane allows certain things to enter and exit the cell think of it as a protective barrier cytoplasm is a jelly-like fluid that fills up the cell think of the water that fills up a water

balloon without cytoplasm the cell would be deflated and materials would not be able to pass easily from one organelle to another in addition there are important molecules dissolved in the cytoplasm you will find enzymes glucose amino acids and several more and these are used to help keep the cell working properly the cytoskeleton as the name implies is

the skeleton of the cell the cytoskeleton of a cell is a network of filaments running throughout the cell these filaments have different jobs in the cell they help Provide support much like your skeleton they also provide tracks or highways for the movements of vesicles and other objects they help pull the chromosomes apart during