The Cell

Below is a photo of the cell model that we use in the lab. Can you identify all structures present on this model?

What do the white dots represent?
Which organelle is shown in yellow? Which one in black?

On the model, look for:

• endoplasmic reticulum (ER) smooth and rough - how do you distinguish between smooth and rough ER?
  
• ribosomes
  
• Golgi apparatus
  
• nucleus - within nucleus identify nucleolus, nuclear envelope, and chromatin
  
• mitochondria
  
• lysosome (on our model its Yellow, as lysosome has "Y" like Yellow)
  
• vacuole (on our model its Black with a gray surface)
  
• microtubules/centrioles
  
• cell membrane/plasma membrane/plasmalemma

Remember that you also need to know the basic function of each of these organelles.