Chapter 2 - Plant and Animal cells Flashcards
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Mitochondria
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It breaks down sugar and releases energy to power the cell
2
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Nucleus
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Contains DNA, provides instructions for the cell to grow and function
3
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Vacuole
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Stores water, nutrients and waste, plants have 1 big one, animals have many small ones.
4
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Chloroplast
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Absorbs sunlight and stores the energy in sugar. -only in plant cells
5
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Cytoplasm
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The liquid the organelles flow in
6
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Cell wall
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Supports and protects plant cell - only in plant and fungal cells
7
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Cell membrane
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Boundary of cell, lets some substances pass in and out.
8
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Golgi Apparatus
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Packets proteins for transport
9
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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
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proteins synthesis happens here
10
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lysosome
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destroys toxic waste
