Cell structures and there functions Flashcards
Cell membrane
Structure that surrounds cell and regulates the passage of materials between the cells and its environment aka plasma membrane
Nucleus
Organelle that contains DNA the genetic material and directs all cellular activities
Cytoplasm
Gel like substance inside cell membrane that contains nutrients and in which the organelles are suspended
Cell wall
Rigid frame around the cell in plants, bacteria and some parasites provides strength and support
Chloroplasts
Green organelle found in plants and some parasites that contains chlorophyll and is a site of photosynthesis
Vacuoles and Vesicles
Vacuole= membrane-encolsed sac within a cell large and permanent Vesicles= membrane-enclosed sac, transports materials throughout a cell
Lysosomes
Organelle containing enzymes that digest food destroy bacteria or break down damaged organelles in cells containing a nucleus.
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Network of membrane tubes that branch from the nuclear envelope and circulate materials throughout a cell.
Smooth= Lipids Rough= Proteins (Ribosome)
Ribosomes
Organelle in cytoplasm that is the site of protein synthesis no membrane
Golgi Apparatus
Flat stack of membranes that receive, modify and transport products of the endoplasmic reticulum throughout a cell
Mitchondria
organelles that preform cellular respiration in a eukaryotic cell (make ATP)