Cells and Microscopes Flashcards
Cell membrane
Encloses the cell and controls what comes in and out
Nucleus
- Cells control center
- contains DNA
Cytosol
the aqueous component of a cell, within which various organelles and particles are suspended.
Endoplasmic reticulum (E.R) and Golgi apparatus
Make, Package and transport proteins within the cell
Mitochondria
Power house of the cell
- provide energy (Cellular Respiration)
Cell wall
Gives the plant shape
- made of cellulose fibers
ONLY IN PLANTS
Chloroplasts
Contain Chlorophyll
-Create food for the plant out of the sun
ONLY IN PLANTS
Vacuole (Large - permenavite)
Stores water and other liquids
- Cell Sap
ONLY IN PLANTS
Why are cells so small
they are so small al they have to be able to absorb and expel substances quickly and this would take longer if they were bigger
How are the Measured
micro-meters (um)
Eukaryotic cells
Fungal
Plant
Animal
Proactisim
Prokaryotic
Bacterial cells
