Plant cell organelles Flashcards
What is the difference between the plant cell and the Animal cell?
An Animal cell does not have a cell wall
Animal cells have cilla and plant cells do not
Plant cells have chloroplast, animal cells do not
Plant cells are larger in size, Animal cells are smaller in size
Plant cells have a vacuole animal cells do not
What is a Cell wall?
A hard structure that keeps water inside of cell
What do Chloroplasts do?
They produce food for the plant cell through photosynthesis
What is Chlorophyll?
A Green pigment (Colour) inside Chloroplasts
What is the Vacuole?
A Large sac of water in plant cell
Cell membrane
Controls what enters and leaves the cell. Also protects it.
Nucleus
Control center of cell - stores DNA
Cytoplasm
Chemical reaction happen here and all the organelles float inside it
Ribosomes
Small organelles divided around the cell which produce protein
Mitochondria
The powerhouse of the cell that acts like a digestive system which breaks nutrients down and cresates energy
Vacuole
Sacs found in cells for storage. They store nutrients, water and waste products.