Chapter 4 Organelle Quiz Flashcards
Cell wall
Maintain shape / protection
Plasma membrane
Regulated what goes in and out
Ribosomes
Protein synthesis
Nucleus
Control center of the cell
Chromatin
Contains DNA and proteins
Nuclear envelope
Protects nucleus
Nuclear pores
Passage in and out of cell
Nucleolus
Production of rRNA
Smooth ER
Makes lipids / fatty acids
Rough ER
Protein synthesis
Golgi apparatus
Modify, sort, package, distribute molecules
Lysosomes
Gets rid of things we don’t want to digest
Peroxisomes
De-toxify our bodies
Vesicles
Storage
Chloroplast
Photosynthesis
Cytoskeleton (actin, intermediate, microtubules)
Support, structure, movement
Actin filaments
Muscle contraction, cellular movement (shape)
Intermediate filaments
Maintain shape
Microtubules
Cell division / form tracks in the cell / movement
Centriole
Organizes the mitotic spindle
Cytoplasm
Contains organelles
Mitochondrion
Cellular respiration ; powerhouse
Polyribosome
Synthesizing proteins
Centrosome
Organization
Central vacuole
Storage