Cell structures and there functions Flashcards

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Cell membrane

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Structure that surrounds cell and regulates the passage of materials between the cells and its environment aka plasma membrane

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Nucleus

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Organelle that contains DNA the genetic material and directs all cellular activities

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Cytoplasm

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Gel like substance inside cell membrane that contains nutrients and in which the organelles are suspended

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Cell wall

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Rigid frame around the cell in plants, bacteria and some parasites provides strength and support

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Chloroplasts

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Green organelle found in plants and some parasites that contains chlorophyll and is a site of photosynthesis

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Vacuoles and Vesicles

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Vacuole= membrane-encolsed sac within a cell large and permanent 
Vesicles= membrane-enclosed sac, transports materials throughout a cell
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Lysosomes

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Organelle containing enzymes that digest food destroy bacteria or break down damaged organelles in cells containing a nucleus.

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Network of membrane tubes that branch from the nuclear envelope and circulate materials throughout a cell.

Smooth= Lipids
Rough= Proteins (Ribosome)
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Ribosomes

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Organelle in cytoplasm that is the site of protein synthesis no membrane

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Golgi Apparatus

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Flat stack of membranes that receive, modify and transport products of the endoplasmic reticulum throughout a cell

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Mitchondria

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organelles that preform cellular respiration in a eukaryotic cell (make ATP)

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