Cell: The Sequel Flashcards
Mitochondria
The powerhouse of the cell.
Chromosomes
Contains the DNA found inside the nucleus.
Cell Membrane
An outer layer covering both plant and animal cells.
E.R
Folded membranes that help package and prepare materials for transport.
Golgi Body
“Delivery Truck” of the cell.
Ribosomes
Where proteins are made on.
Chloroplast
Where photosynthesis takes place.
Vacuoles
Stores food, water, and other nutrients.
Cell Wall
Gives plant cells their shape.
Cytoplasm
Where the organelles are housed inside of the cell.
Lysosome
Gets rid of unwanted things inside the cell.
Nucleus
The control center of the cell, the brain.
Cytoskeleton
Made of a network of threadlike portions that are joined to form a framework inside a cell.
DNA
Special instructions for a cell to make another one of itself.
Robert Hooke
English scientist who made important discoveries with a microscope.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Dutch merchant who made improvements to the first microscopes.
Light Microscopes
Uses light and lenses to enlarge an image of an object.
Electron Microscopes
Use a magnetic field to focus a beam of electrons through or on an objects surface.
Compound Microscope
A light microscope with more than one lens.
ATP
The fuel for cellular processes such as growth, cell division, and material transport.
Flagella
Long, tail-like appendages that whip back and forth and move a cell.
Microscope
Allows people to look at things nobody can see with the naked eye.
TEMs
Usually used to study extremely small things such as cell structures.
SEMs
Used to study an objects surface.
Prokaryotic Cells
A cell which does not have a nucleus.
Eukaryotic Cells
Plants, animals, fungi, and protists are made of these types of cells. Surrounded by a membrane.
Organelles
Eukaryotic cell structures with specific functions.
Nucleolus
Inside of the nucleus. Makes ribosomes.
Plasma Membrane
Forms the external boundary of the cytoplasm of a cell or encloses a vacuole.
Centriole
Involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division.
