Cells and Tissues Flashcards
Cell membrane
Separates cell from surroundings, made of lipid bilayer
Organelle
Part of a cell
Nucleus
Control center of cell, surrounded by double membrane (nuclear envelope), contains DNA in chromosomes
Cytoplasm
Includes fluid inside cells called CYTOSOL and organelles
Mitochondria
Break down food molecules to make energy (ATP)
Rough ER
Folded membranes attached to nucleus, protein synthesis for membrane bound (integral) proteins & secreted proteins, ribosomes embedded in the surface
Smooth ER
Lipid synthesis, folded membranes attached to nucleus, no ribosomes
Golgi apparatus
Processes proteins for export out of the cell
Nucleolus
Makes ribosomes
Ribosome
Non membranous organelles that make proteins by assembling amino acids into polypeptide chains
Lysosome
Digests food particles and recycles old organelles
Vesicles
Membrane bound compartments going in and out of the cell
Vacuole
Stores water and other materials, small
In animals, large in plants
Chloroplast
Found in plant cells, where photosynthesis takes place
Cell wall
Surrounds plant cells, rigid, gives structure and support