Cell Parts Flashcards
The smallest unit that can perform all life processes ; cells are covered by a membrane and have DNA and clytoplasm,
cell
The organelle that contains the cells DNA and is the control center of the cell
Nucleus
A phospholipid layer that covers a cells surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cells environment
Cell Membrane
a rigid structure that surrounds the cell and membrane and provides support to the cell.
Cell Wall
The organelle that breaks down food molecules to make ATP
Mitochondria
The organelle that uses the energy of sunlight to make food
Chloroplast
The organelle that processes and transports proteins and other material out of cell
Golgi Complex
The organelle that makes lipids, breaks down drugs and other substances and packages proteins for golgi complex
Endoplasmic Reticulum
The organelle in which amino acids are hooked together to make proteins.
Ribosome
The organelle that digests food particles, wastes, cell parts, and foreign invaders
Lysosome
The organelle that stores water and other materials
Vacuole
The material or protoplasm within a living cell excluding the nucleus
Cytoplasm
