Cells Flashcards
What is a cell?
A cell is a basic building block of life
Cells can be divided into _____ types?
Plant cells and Animal cells
How many parts do Animal cells have?
What are they?
5 parts
Cell membrane, Cytoplasm, Mitochondrion, Nucleus, Ribosomes
What does the cell membrane do?
1.It separates the cells inside from the outside
2.Allows material to go in and out of a cell
What is the function of the cytoplasm?
Allows chemical reactions to happen
What does rhe Mitocondrian do?
It releases energy from food
Whar does the nucleus do?
It controls the activities of the cells (brain of the cell)
Hiw many parts does a plant cell have and what are they?
8 parts
Cell wall, Cell membrane,
Sap Vacuole, Mitochondion, Chloroplast, Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Ribosomes
What does the vacuole do?
It stores solutions of sugar and other substances that dissoves in water as cell sap
What does the chloroplast do?
- Contains chlorophyll
- Performs photosynthesis to make food for the plant
What does the cell wall do?
- It gives shape to plant cells
- Strobg and stiff
- Made up of cellulose
Whats is the difference between prokaryotic cell and eukaryotic cell
Pro= no nucleus
Eu=nucleus
What does the ribosomes do?
It makes protein
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What are specialised cells?
Is a cell that has a structure that suits itβs function