organelles Flashcards
Golgi bodies
stores and releases chemicals
packages and refines proteins
nucleus
chromosomes are found here
control center
chromosomes
contains code which guides all cell activity (DNA)
vacuole
contains water and dissolved minerals
ribosomes
where proteins are made
endoplasmic reticulum
surface area for all cell activity:; transportation highway
nuclear membrane
holds nucleus together
centrioles
structure involved in mitosis (cell division) in animal cells only
cytoplasm
jelly-like substance within cell
chlorophyll
traps light and is used to produce food for plants
chloroplasts
food for plant cells is made here
cell (plasma) membrane
controls entry into and out of cell
cell wall
shapes and supports a plant cell
mitochondria
“powerhouse” of a cell; creates ATP
lyosome
digestion center