1.1 Cell Structure Flashcards
Cell wall
Supports and strengthens cell
Cell membrane
Controls which substances can enter and leave the cell
Cytoplasm
Location of many chemical reactions
Mitochondria
Location where aerobic respiration occurs and most of the cell’s ATP is produced
Chloroplasts
Location where photosynthesis occurs and sugar is produced
Vacuole
Water storage and maintenance of turgor within the cell
Ribosomes
Location where amino acids are connected together to produce proteins
Plasmids
Contains genes that help cell to function, eg genes for antibiotic resistance
Nucleus
Controls activities of cell
Which cell types have a Cell wall?
Plant cell, fungal cell or bacterial cell
Which cell types have a Cell membrane?
All cell types
Which cell types have a Cytoplasm?
All cell types
Which cell types have a Mitochondria?
All cell types
Which cell types have Chloroplasts?
Plant cell
Which cell types have a Vacuole?
Plant cell
Which cell types have Ribosomes?
All cell types
Which cell types have Plasmids?
Bacterial cell
Which cell types have Nucleus?
Animal cell, plant cell or fungal cell