plant cell Flashcards
name and functions of organelles
1
Q
cell wall
A
give shape and strength
held together in microfibrils aggregated into fibres.
prevents cell from bursting when water enters by osmosis.
2
Q
vacuole: bounded by a single membrane -> tonoplast
A
support plant tissues, cell sap in vacuole : stores chemicals such as alpha glucose ,amino acids and minerals.
3
Q
chloroplast
A
contains photosynthetic pigments which absorbs light energy for photosynthesis
4
Q
plasmodesmata
A
connects cells via cytoplasm filled canals, which pass through cell walls, allows transport via symplastic pathway
