Cell Strucure Flashcards

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What are organelles

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Structures within a cell

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What is cytoplasm?

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Portion of cell outside the nucleus

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What is the role of the cell’s nucleus?

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Contains nearly all the cell’s DNA and with it the coded instructions for making proteins and other important molecules

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What are the functions of vacuoles?

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Vacuoles store materials like water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates

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What are the functions of lysosomes?

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Break down lipids, carbohydrates and proteins into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell. They also break down organelles that have outlived uselfulness

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What are the functions of the cytoskeleton?

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Helps maintain the cell’s shape and movement

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What are the functions of centrioles?

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help organize cell division

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What are the functions of ribosomes (small particles of RNA)?

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Assembly of proteins (occurs right on them)

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What are the functions of endoplasmic reticulum?

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Prepare proteins to be released from the cell

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What are the functions of the Golgi Apparatus?

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Modifying, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials for storage in the cell or release outside the cell

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What are the functions of the chloroplast (plants)?

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Capture the energy from sunlight and convert it into food

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What are the functions of the mitochondria (animal)?

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Convert chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more confine for the cell use

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What are the functions of the cell wall?

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Strong supporting layer around the membrane

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What are the functions of the cell membrane?

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Regulates what enters and leaves the cell and also protects and supports the cell

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Why are cell membranes made of a lipid bilayer

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Gives the cell flexible structure that is also strong barrier

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Why are selectively permeable membranes special?

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Some substances can pass across them and others cannot