Cells Flashcards
Ciliated cells
Clears airways
Nerve cell
Transmits nervous stimuli
Sperm cells
Fertilises the egg
Small has tail
Lots of mitochondria
Egg cell
Fertilisation
Large and bulky
Genetic info
Red blood cell
Transports oxygen
Contains haemoglobin which binds to oxygen
White blood cell
Destroys pathogens
Some produce antibodies
Muscle cell
Contraction
Long flexible
Fat cell
Store fat source of energy
Can expand
Skin cell
Protection & heat regulation
Palisade cell
Photosynthesis
Chloroplasts
Root hair cell
Uptake of water minerals
Guard cells
Control opening of stomata
Specialised cell
A cell that is adapted for a particular use
Nucleus
Stores genetic information
Cytoplasm
Liquid gel where most chemical reactions occur
Cell membrane
Semi permeable
Controls movement of material in and out of cells
Cell wall
Support+ protection of plant cell
Mitochondria
Powerhouse of cell
Ribosomes
Production of proteins
Chloroplasts
Use energy to make food by photosynthesis
Vacuole
Stores food water and waste in plants
Lysosomes
Type of vacuole that breaks down old cell parts and large molecules
ER
Transport of chemicals and proteins within cells
Golgi
Modifies proteins to make them functional
Transports proteins within cells
Organ
Collection of tissues that perform a specific function with an organism
Eg. Heart
Organism
A living being
Eg. Monkey
Organelle
A functional structure within a cell
Eg. Mitochondria
Organ system
Collection of organs that perform a specific function within an organism
Eg. Digestive system
Tissue
Collection of connected cells that perform a similar function in an organism
Eg. Skin
Cell
The structural unit of an organism, may exist as independent life
Eg. Animal cell
