Key Area 1 Cell Structure Flashcards
What is a cell ultrastructure
All the parts that make up a cell
What is a cell wall
Structure surrounding a cell that protects and helps the cell to keep its shape.
What is a cell membrane
Controls what enters and leaves the cell (it is selectively permeable)
What is selectively permeable
Only certain molecules can pass through.
What is a chloroplast
Small green discs in plant cells where photosynthesis takes place.
What is a cytoplasm
The jelly inside a cell where the organelles are found.
What is a nucleus
Contains genetic information (DNA)
What is a ribosome
Site of protein synthesis.
What is a mitochondria
Site of aerobic respiration.
What is a organelle
Any part of the cell found in the cytoplasm.
What is a fungal cell
The cell type found in fungi.
What is cellulose
The chemical that makes up plant cell walls.
What is a vacuole
A structure found in the cytoplasm that contains cell sap in plants.
What is in an animal cell
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Ribosomes
Nucleus
What is in a plant cell
Cell wall
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Chloroplasts
Vacuole
Ribosomes
Nucleus
