GCSE AQA Flashcards
Plazmolysed
When a plant cell has a lack of water
Lysis
When blood cells burst because they have too much oxygen in them.
Turgid
When a plant cell has a lot of molecules but does not burst because of cell wall
Water entering the cell
inflates the cell and makes it rigid
Crenation
shrinking an animal cell by osmosis
Flaccid
a plant cell that is limp through a reduction of pressure inside the cell
Nucleus f plant cell
Holds it’s DNA and coordinates what the cell does
Cytoplasm
most chemical processes take place here, controlled by enzymes
Cell memebrane
controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell
Mitochondria
most energy is released by respiration here
Ribosomes
Protein synthesis happens here
Cell wall
Strengthens the cell and stops it from bursting or dying
Chloroplasts
contain chlorophyll, which absorbs light energy for photosynthesis
permanent vacuole
Permanent vacuole
filled with cell sap to help keep the cell turgid
Sperm cell
Fertilises the foetus so it becomes a baby