Cell Structure Flashcards
What’s cell membrane
Controls what can enter and what can leave the cell
What’s the role of the nucleus
Controls the activities of the cell and contains DNA
What is the role of mitochondria
Known as the power house of the cell is where desperation occurs and where energy is produced
What cytoplasm
Where reactions occur inside inside the cell
What three things do animal cells not have which plant ones do
Cell wall
Chloroplasts
Vacuole
Define what a cell wall does
Provides an additional layer of protection to protect the cell
Define what chloroplasts do
Capture the sunlight for photosynthesis
Define what the vacuole if
Contains cell sap and monitors water levels
What’s a eukaryotic cell
Animal and plant cell has nucleus and mitochondria
What’s a prokaryotic cell
Bacteria cell
No nucleus
No mitochondria
What’s bigger eukaryotic cell or a prokaryotic cell
Eukaryotic
What’s plasmid
A small circular loop of dna only found in prokaryotic cells
