Cell Organelles Flashcards
What holds the DNA
Nucleus
What is the function of a nucleus
Brain of the cell
What are internal organs called
Organelles
What makes ribosomes
Nucleolus
Where is the nucleolus found
Inside the cells of the nucleus
What is the function of the cytoplasm
Supports and protects the cell organelles
What is the texture of cytoplasm
Clear
Thick
Jellylike
The cell membrane controls what
Controls what comes in and out
Acts as a barrier
Is the cell membrane permeable
Yes
What helps support a plant cell
Cell wall
What are some characteristics of a cell wall
Rigid and strong
The chloroplast makes food for a plant by a process called
Photosynthesis
What fluid is inside the chloroplast
Chlorophyll
What is the mitochondrias responsibility
Breaks down sugar and converts it to energy
A mitochondria has a what type of membrane
Double membrane
What does the smooth endoplasmic reticulum do
Synthesizes lipids
Are ribosomes found on the surface of a smooth endoplasmic reticulum
No
Where are proteins assembled
In the rough endoplasmic reticulum
The rough endoplasmic reticulum has what on its surface
Ribosomes
What do ribosomes make
Proteins
What are ribosomes attached to
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
What exports and modified proteins
Golgi apparatus
What does a Golgi apparatus look like
Stacks of flattened sacs
What does a lysosome do
Breaks down old organelles and organic compounds
