Organelles And Functions Flashcards

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What is an organelle?

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A structure in the cell with a specific function

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Cell membrane

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It appears in animal and plant cells

Protects the cell from surroundings

Controls movement of substances in and out

Acts as a wall/barrier, only lets some things in (semipermeable)

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Cell wall

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Appears in plant cells only

Provides protection and structure to plant cell

Helps keep plants stand up, the cell wall is made of cellulose

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What are the different parts of the nucleus structure and what cells to they appear in?

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Nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear membrane/envelope, chromatin

All appear in both plant and animal cells

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What is the Nucleus?

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It’s like a brain

Stores DNA

Found in EUkaryotes not Prokaryotes

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What is the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells

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Eukaryotic cells DO have a nucleus

Prokaryotic cells DONT have a nucleus

Eukaryotic cells have other organelles besides nucleus, prokaryotic cells only have ribosomes.

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What is the nucleolus?

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Produces ribosomes

It’s a circle inside the nucleus, takes up 25% of the nucleus

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Nuclear membrane/envelope?

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Membrane that holds nucleus

Small holes called nuclear pores to allow contents in and out of the nucleus

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Chromatin?

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Relaxed form of DNA that wraps around proteins called histones

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Ribosome?

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Makes proteins

Located in the nucleolus

Both animal and plant cells

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Rough ER (Endoplasmic Reticulum)

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Holds the ribosomes which create protein, it is rough because if the ribosomes

Proteins packaged in membrane bound vesicles and sent to Golgi body

Located in animal and plant cells

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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (Smooth ER)

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Produces lipids, carbohydrates, hormones and repairs membrane.

Has no ribosomes which is what makes it smooth

Both animal and plant cells

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Golgi apparatus

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It’s like Amazon

Modifying and packaging of proteins for secretion

Creates lysosomes

Animal and plant cells

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Mitochondria

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Breaks down glucose into ATP energy through the process of cellular respiration

Powerhouse of the cell

Plant and animal cells

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Chloroplast

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Photosynthesis —> carbon dioxide + water —> oxygen + glucose

Green pigment called chlorophyll that contains enzymes that drives the process of photosynthesis

ONLY plant cells

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Centrioles

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Centrioles produce spindle fibres for mitosis

Spindle fibres attach to chromosomes and pull them to opposite poles

(Fishing rod)

ANIMAL cells only

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Central vacuole or vacuole

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Storage if water, salt, food, waste

Storage unit

Plants have bigger vacuoles

Animals have smaller vacuoles

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Lysosome

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Contains enzymes and digest non-functional organelles, invaders (bacteria), and by products.

Double membranes, another layer of protection

Both animal and plant cells

If an invader comes it will hunt it down and break it up into pieces