Organelles Flashcards
VACUOLE
STORAGE CENTER, FLUID FILLED SPACE INSIDE THE CELL THAT STORES WATER AND LIQUIDS
CYTOPLASM
FLUID THAT FILLS THE CELL
ORGANELLES
STORES GENETIC INFORMATION
NUCLEUS
HOLDS GENETIC INFORMATION FOR THE CELL AND ACTS AS A CONTROL CENTER
NUCLEOLUS
PART OF THE NUCLEUS THAT MAKES THE PARTS NEEDED TO BUILD A RIBOSOME
LYSOSOMES
ACT AS A DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INSIDE THE CELL; BREAK DOWN THINGS
PEROXISOME
SMALL STRUCTURES THAT CONTAIN DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENZYMES USED BY THE CELL TO PRODUCE ENERGY
CYTOSKELETON
HELPS CELL MAINTAIN THEIR SHAPE AND INTERNAL ORGANIZATION
FLAGELLA
WHIP-LIKE TAILS THAT HELP CELLS MOVE
CENTRIOLES
HELPS CHROMOSOMES MOVE DURING CELL DIVISION
RIBOSOMES
PRODUCES PROTEINS FROM AMINO ACIDS DURING A PROCESS CALLED SYNTHESIS OR TRANSLATION
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
AIDS IN THE TRANSPORT OF PROTEINS MADE BY RIBOSOMES
GOLGI BODIES
AIDS THE MODIFICATION, PACKAGING AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROTEINS THAT ARE MADE IN THE CELL; VESICLE TRANSPORT PROTEIN
CHLOROPLASTS
CONVERTS ENERGY OF SUN INTO SUGAR; WHAT CAUSES PLANTS TO BE GREEN
MITOCHONDRIA
“POWER HOUSE” OF THE CELL; PRODUCES ENERGY BY BREAKING DOWN SUGAR TO FUEL THE CELL’S ACTIVITIES