# Organelles **Organelles** are small, specialized structures in cells which operate like organs by carrying out specific tasks. - Vacuoles - - [[The Endomembrane System]] - [[Endoplasmic Reticulum]] | Organelle | Nickname | Description | | ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------- | | The Endoplasmic Reticulum | The Biosynthetic Factory | | | The Golgi Apparatus | The Amazon of the Cell | | | Mitochondria | | | | Lysosomes | | | | Vacuoles | Diverse Maintenance/Storage Compartments | | | Vesicles | | | | The Nucleus | | |