Organelles function Flashcards

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Chloroplast

A

Site of photosynthesis

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Nucleus

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Controls cell activity

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Cell wall

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Supports plant cells

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Rough Endoplasmic reticulum

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Folds and processes proteins made at the ribosome

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5
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Ribosomes

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Site of protein synthesis/production

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Centriole

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Involved in the separation of chromosomes during cell division

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7
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Smooth Endoplasmic reticulum

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Synthesises and processes lipids

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8
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Flagellum

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Used to propel cells forward

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9
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Lysosomes

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Contains digestive enzymes to break things down

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Plasma membrane

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Regulates the movement of substances in and out the cell

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Nucleolus

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Site of ribosome production

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12
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Nuclear envelope

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Separates contents of the nucleus from the rest of the cell

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Cilia

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Hair like structure that moves substances along the cell surface

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14
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Vesicle

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Transports substances in and out the cell and between organelles

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15
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Golgi apparatus

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Processes and packages new lipids and proteins

Makes Lysosomes

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16
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Mitochondria

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Site of aerobic respiration where ATP is produced

17
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Vacuole

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Maintains turgidity and supports plant structure