Plant Cell Structure Flashcards
Functions for protection and support for the entire cell
Consists of the primary wall, middle lamella and secondary wall.
Made of cellulose
Cell wall (plants)
Protoplasmic connections which aid in the movement of materials from one cell to another
Microscopic channels which traverse the cell walls of plant cells enabling transport and communication between them
Plasmodesmata
Essential in food making and storage of food
Plastids
(type of plastids)
It is colourless and small. It is from where plastids are derived.
Proplastids
(type of plastids)
contains the green pigment chlorophyll
Chloroplastids
(type of plastids)
colored plastids containing red, yellow or orange pigments
Chromoplastids
(type of plastids)
colorless plastid and usually functions for storage
Leucoplastid