Function Of Cell Organelles Flashcards
Autolysis
Lysosomes break down and digest the old organelles.
Thylakoid
Double membranes sac with highly folded inner membrane, which contains chlorophyll molecules
Granum
Thylakoid membranes form stacks called grana for efficient light absorption.
Lamellae
This is the double membrane that links thylakoid with granum
Stroma
Liquid containing enzymes for photosynthesis and synthesising starch grains from glucose
Circular DNA
Contains genetic code for proteins/ enzyme synthesis, needed for photosynthesis and chloroplast is self replicating
Cellulose
Makes up 50% of plant cell wall which forms microfibrils.
Plasmodestmata
Pores which connects the cytoplasm of adjacent cells, allowing easy exchange between two cells.
Tissue
A group of cells that have a similar structure that work together to perform the same function.
Epithelium tissue
Lines the spaces in animals: cuboidal and ciliated epithelial
Muscle tissue
Contracts and relaxes to move parts of animals. Striated and smooth muscle
Connective tissue
Structural tissue in animals eg collagen
Phagocytosis
Vesicles fuse with the membrane of cell vacuoles and the enzymes digest the contents, which have previously enclosed by phagocytosis