Cells and Organelles Flashcards
Robert Hooke
First to view cork cells with a simple microscope
Cell theory
States all living things are made of cells
Cell
Smallest part of an organism that can carry on all life process
Organelles
A cell component that carries a specific job for the cell
Prokaryote
Cells lacking a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
Eukaryotes
Cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
Phospholipids
Make up the membrane of the cell
Mitochondria
Powerhouses of a cell where ATP(energy) is generated
Ribosome
Where proteins are made in all cells
Endoplasmic reticulum
System of canals inside a cell
Golgi
Packages materials such as proteins made by the cell
Lysosomes
Digests materials within the cell
Cilia
Short hairlike structures around the outside of a cell for movement
Nucleus
Control center of the cell where DNA is found
Cell wall
Structure around the outside of the cell membrane in plants for support and protection
Vacuole
Store enzymes and waste products in a cell
Chloroplast
Where photosynthesis occurs
Cytoskeleton
Made of microfilaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm for support nucleolus