Cell Biology Flashcards
What are cells??
Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things.
Nucleus
Controls the cell
Cytoplasm
Where reactions take place
Chloroplast
Photosynthesis for a plant cell
Ribosomes
Produces Protein
Mitochondria
Where respiration takes place
Cell membrane
What goes in and out of a cell
Cell wall
Protects and supports the cell
Vacuole
Store’s cell sap to support the cell
Mitosis
A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.
Chromosomes
Contains DNA
Fertilisation
When the sperm cell goes in the egg cell
Adaptations
Special features of a cell which makes them specialize the things they do
Sperm cell
Reproduction cell of a MAN
Egg cell
Reproduction cell of a WOMAN