Cell Organelles – summary table Name of organelle(shape and size)StructureFunctionDiagramPlant / animal cellRibosome(20-30nm)The smallest organelle in the cell (visible only with the electron microscope). It is made of ribosomal RNA and protein. Larger and smaller subunits. It is involved in a process called translation in which proteins are formed. BothEndoplasmic reticulum (ER)ROUGH It’s a system with of membranes within the cytoplasm, which enclose a space known as the lumen.It has ribosomes on its surface.It is involved in the production of secretory proteins.
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