Cell Organelles

 

 

These are the functional components of all cells.

 

 

organell                                                                                   function

 

 

 

mitochondria

 

 

 

endoplasmic reticulum

 

 

 

ribosomes

 

 

 

centrosomes

 

 

 

nucleus

 

 

 

lysosomes

 

 

 

Cell division

 

mitosis

 

 

meiosis

 

 

 

Cell ageing

 

limited number of divisions possible

 

mistakes in the division process     - mutations

 

                                                   - cancers       

 

reduced capacity for repair

 

slower function/metabolic - cancers