General Organization of eukaryotic cells

GENERAL ORGANISATION OF EUKARYOTES

Main components or compartments

Subcomponents or subcompartment

Main function

Cell membrane

  • Cell wall (Plant)
  • Cell coat
  • Plasma membrane
  • Protection
  • Cell interaction
  • Permeability, Endo and Exocytosis

Nucleus

  • Chromatin and chromosomes
  • Nucleolus
  • Nucleoplasm
  • Genetic information system
  • Ribosomes synthesis

Cytoplasm Matrix, Cytosol,Cytoskeleton

  • Soluble enzymes
  • Microfilaments
  • Microtubules
  • Ribosomes
  • Glycolysis
  • Cell motility
  • Cell shape and motility
  • Protein synthesis

Endomembranes

  • Nuclear envelope
  • Endoplasmic reticulum – Rough and smooth
  • Golgi complex
  • Nuclear permeability
  • Synthesis and transport of materials, secretions
  • Secretion

Membrane organelles

  • Mitochondria
  • Chloroplast
  • Lysosomes
  • Peroxisomes
  • Cell respiration
  • Photosynthesis
  • Digestion
  • Peroxidation

Microtubular organelles

  • Centrioles and spindle
  • Basal bodies, cilia and flagella
  • Cell division
  • Cell motility

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