Animal Cells Flashcards
Why is the function of he cell membrane?
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
Why is the function of the nuclear membrane?
Surrounds the nucleus.
Nucleus is where where the chromosomes are held.
What is the function of chromosomes?
Have a long string of instructions called genes
What is the function of the cytoplasm?
Where all reactions occur
What is the function of genes?
Have the blue print of the body feature
Ciliated epithelial
Has tony hairs on it’s surface to trap dust. Cilia sweeps back and forth to push mucus up the wind pipe
Red blood cells
They are biconcave discs and the shape provides a large surface area to hold more iron and transport more oxygen. They have no nucleus
Sperm cell
Has a nucleus with only half the number of chromosomes. Has a tail to help it swim to the egg
Nerve cell
Connects the sense organs to the brain and then to the muscles so that we can sense things and respond to them
