Hold onto your hats kids, cuz this is gonna be a doozy!
(My cringey nature and attitude has been known to cause severe depression, spark a hatred to the human race, cancer, and loss of IQ. You have been warned)
<<-- The right will probably be you when you reach the halfway point... and the left would be me in my near vegetable state due to the realization that I actually wrote this. This is literally my brain child.
The different functions within eukaryotic cells are organized and separated into different organelles, all of which do different jobs that keep the cell alive. Despite the segregation of functions within the cell the organelles still interact and connect with each other in order to work at keeping the cell alive. This is because some organelles may rely on others in order to provide them with the required materials or energy to fuel the function of organelles.
The Nucleus:
The nucleus contains the genetic code for all cellular processes. It holds all information on how the cell should even function, how to build the cell, how to keep the cell alive, etc. Without the nucleus most cell functions would cease to keep functioning. Imagine the Nucleus as the blueprints in a cell.
Ribosomes:
DNA in the nucleus (see, connections) is translated by RNA and brought over to the Ribosomes. The RNA "tells" what the ribosomes need to do and build. Ribosomes synthesize proteins and other materials that are used by other organelles throughout the cell. Ribosomes can be seen as construction managers following the blueprints.
(remember that disclaimer above? yeah... everything from here on down is why i made that... yeah... so again you have been warned)
Endoplasmic Reticulum (smooth and rough ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°))
The Rough ER is pretty cool and at points works with the Golgi Apparatus (say THAT 5 times over.. okay its pretty easy i guess). The Rough ER can be seen as a factory, they create and package proteins and (with the Golgi Complex) send them throughout the cell. Who needs drones when you have the Rough ER! Watch out because i'm about to make a connection my dude, see the Rough ER can do these things because they have Ribosomes (MORE CONNECTIONS) on the surface thus making the ER rough.
As for the Smooth ER its fairly simple, the Smooth ER is also a factory (wow, how similar). It creates the hormones, products, and lipids the cell and the cell's organelles need. And even more exciting, the products it creates change depending on the cell type (example: it creates calcium in muscle cells since muscle cells need calcium to contract, betcha didn't know that ;D)
Golgi Complex:
This is like Amazon. No no, not THE Amazon (you tree hugger). Amazon! That online webpage that lets you shop without putting on pants. The less sketchy version of E bay. The Golgi Complex packages and sends materials throughout the cell using vesicles. If the Golgi Complex is Amazon then the vesicles are its tiny drones, sending the small molecules to the organelles who need them. Without our beloved Golgi complex, the other organelles wouldn't receive the materials they need to do normal cell functions.
Mitochondria: (The ONLY thing you remember from Biology... scratch that, the ONLY thing you'll remember from High School)
Ahhh yes the one we've all been waiting for, the mitochondria. The one organelle that we shall forever see in our PTSD flashbacks of high school whilst voices chant "the mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell" in the background. We all know the famous phrase we hear from our teachers, "mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell." The mitochondria's purpose is to capture energy and reduce it to a form that can be used by the cell. The mitochondria is compartmentalized within which allows for the maximum amount of surface area for cristae which deal with ATP production. Mitochondria powers everything in the cell and the organelles and without it the whole cell would be dead... like srsly no lie your cell would have no energy.
(My cringey nature and attitude has been known to cause severe depression, spark a hatred to the human race, cancer, and loss of IQ. You have been warned)
<<-- The right will probably be you when you reach the halfway point... and the left would be me in my near vegetable state due to the realization that I actually wrote this. This is literally my brain child.
The different functions within eukaryotic cells are organized and separated into different organelles, all of which do different jobs that keep the cell alive. Despite the segregation of functions within the cell the organelles still interact and connect with each other in order to work at keeping the cell alive. This is because some organelles may rely on others in order to provide them with the required materials or energy to fuel the function of organelles.
The Nucleus:
The nucleus contains the genetic code for all cellular processes. It holds all information on how the cell should even function, how to build the cell, how to keep the cell alive, etc. Without the nucleus most cell functions would cease to keep functioning. Imagine the Nucleus as the blueprints in a cell.
Ribosomes:
DNA in the nucleus (see, connections) is translated by RNA and brought over to the Ribosomes. The RNA "tells" what the ribosomes need to do and build. Ribosomes synthesize proteins and other materials that are used by other organelles throughout the cell. Ribosomes can be seen as construction managers following the blueprints.
(remember that disclaimer above? yeah... everything from here on down is why i made that... yeah... so again you have been warned)
Endoplasmic Reticulum (smooth and rough ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°))
The Rough ER is pretty cool and at points works with the Golgi Apparatus (say THAT 5 times over.. okay its pretty easy i guess). The Rough ER can be seen as a factory, they create and package proteins and (with the Golgi Complex) send them throughout the cell. Who needs drones when you have the Rough ER! Watch out because i'm about to make a connection my dude, see the Rough ER can do these things because they have Ribosomes (MORE CONNECTIONS) on the surface thus making the ER rough.
As for the Smooth ER its fairly simple, the Smooth ER is also a factory (wow, how similar). It creates the hormones, products, and lipids the cell and the cell's organelles need. And even more exciting, the products it creates change depending on the cell type (example: it creates calcium in muscle cells since muscle cells need calcium to contract, betcha didn't know that ;D)
Golgi Complex:
This is like Amazon. No no, not THE Amazon (you tree hugger). Amazon! That online webpage that lets you shop without putting on pants. The less sketchy version of E bay. The Golgi Complex packages and sends materials throughout the cell using vesicles. If the Golgi Complex is Amazon then the vesicles are its tiny drones, sending the small molecules to the organelles who need them. Without our beloved Golgi complex, the other organelles wouldn't receive the materials they need to do normal cell functions.
Mitochondria: (The ONLY thing you remember from Biology... scratch that, the ONLY thing you'll remember from High School)
Ahhh yes the one we've all been waiting for, the mitochondria. The one organelle that we shall forever see in our PTSD flashbacks of high school whilst voices chant "the mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell" in the background. We all know the famous phrase we hear from our teachers, "mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell." The mitochondria's purpose is to capture energy and reduce it to a form that can be used by the cell. The mitochondria is compartmentalized within which allows for the maximum amount of surface area for cristae which deal with ATP production. Mitochondria powers everything in the cell and the organelles and without it the whole cell would be dead... like srsly no lie your cell would have no energy.
Lysosomes: (The cold blooded trash can)
Okay so, you know how new is always better (Shhhhh forget Star Wars Episodes 1-3), well that's where the lysosomes come in. Lysosomes deal with digestion of food and aids in waste removal, as well as other functions. When an organelle gets too old or worn out to do its job correctly the lysosome kills his friends in order to make room for newer and better functioning ones. But it doesn't stop there, it needs the thrill that only federal crimes can provide so in order to feed this adrenaline hungry monster the lysosomes not only destroy other non functional organelles but also kills those baddies (bacteria, viruses) that enter the cell. Now I mentioned trash can, and that's true! The lysosome takes trash in general or just useless material and breaks it down into manageable parts and expels it.
Vacuoles: (the pantry, or refrigerator... if you also stored dangerous toxins and wastes in them lol)
Now vacuoles differ between animal and plant cells. But in general, vacuoles are used to deal with cell waste, toxins, etc. and store them in order to protect the other organelles. It takes these wastes, poisons, trash, and me and throws them out of the cell. Now i did mention a poisonous pantry and that's because vacuole stores things too, so its both a trash can and a refrigerator since it can also be used to store the nutrients the cells and organelles need... Yeah, your cells store its wastes next to its food.
(Vacuoles and Lysosomes may seem similar in that they both expel waste, but lysosomes tend to break down dangerous and useless material and then expels it while vacuoles store them to prevent it from spreading throughout the cell and then expels them)
Chloroplasts: (the ULTIMATE vegan)
Have you ever wondered why we murder living organisms in order to survive? Why we can't just extend our arms and get energy from the sun? Well that's because we don't have chloroplast in our cells. Chloroplast are the main producer of energy for plant cells. They take in that glorious sunlight and transform it into a usable form of energy (AKA ATP). This process is called photosynthesis and this is what MOST plants do in order to stay alive. You see, the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell but chloroplast fuels the mitochondria so... in plants chloroplasts are the TRUE powerhouses of the cell.