Plant cell organelles Flashcards
What controls the cell’s activities?
Nucleus
Contains genetic material (DNA)
What organelle performs photosynthesis to make food?
Chloroplasts
also chlorophyll the green pigment that absorbed light energy
Contain chlorophyll (green pigment)
What is the primary function of mitochondria?
Produce energy (ATP) through cellular respiration
What does the large central vacuole store?
Water, nutrients, and waste
Helps maintain cell shape (turgor pressure)
What provides structure, support, and protection to plant cells?
Cell Wall
Made of cellulose
What controls what enters and exits the cell?
Cell Membrane
Acts as a barrier
What organelle is responsible for protein production?
Ribosomes
Found in the cytoplasm or attached to the rough ER
What are the two types of Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) and their functions?
Rough ER: Helps in protein synthesis; Smooth ER: Makes lipids and detoxifies chemicals
What is the function of the Golgi Apparatus?
Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids for transport
What is the jelly-like substance where chemical reactions take place?
Cytoplasm
What provides support and maintains cell shape?
Cytoskeleton
What organelle breaks down fatty acids and detoxifies harmful substances?
Peroxisomes
Lysosomes
Vesicles contain digestive enzymes to break down wastes and toxins
