Cell parts flashcards
Nucleus
Contains DNA
Golgi complex
Packages materials to be transported throughout the cell
Vacuoles
Stores water in the cell
Organelles
Structures that perform specific function within the cell
Cell membrane
The barrier between the inside of a cell and the cells environment
Cell wall
A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support for the cell
Chloroplasts
Organelles in plant and algae cells in which photosynthesis takes place
Mitochondia
the site of cellular respiration
Ribosome
Organelles that make proteins which are building materials for the cell
Endoplasmic reticulum
Allows for the transport of cellular
Cytoplasm
Fluid that the organelle set it
Lysosome
Digests waste producks in a cell