Cells- Plants Flashcards
Cell wall
Protects cell, helps keep shape
Chloroplast
Photosynthesis occurs
Central vacuole
Stores water, enzymes, wastes, other wastes
Mitochondrion
Powerhouse, produces energy
Pore
Helps take in molecules
Ribosomes
Made of protein and RNA, directs rote in synthesis
Cell membrane
Barrier for cell, everything enters and leaves here
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Covered with ribosomes, makes certain protein
Nucleus
Contains cell functions
Nucleolus
DNA concentrated
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Builds lipids, releases calcium and hormones, helps detoxify body
Cytoskeleton
Network of thin tubes and filaments, crisscross in cytoskeleton
Golgi apparatus
Modifies cellular products, prepares or export
Thylakoids (in chloroplast)
Flattened membrane, contains chlorophyll