Plant Cells 2.5 Flashcards

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Cell Wall

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Made of cellulose and use to make the cell rigid and protect it from any pathogens.

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Vacuoles

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Made of a cell sap and used to make the cell more solid and structured, also to make the cell maintain its turgor. It has a membrane called the tonoplast which is selectively permeable. They can also exist in animal cells.

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Chloroplasts

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Responsible for photosynthesis and only in green parts of plants. Double membrane and stroma inside. The grana is joined by lamellae. It’s responsible for the green pigment in photosynthesis. Starch produced is turned into starch grains.

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Thylakoid

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Flattened sacs

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Grana

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The stacked up thylakoids and contains chlorophyll pigments

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Lamellae

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The membranes that bind the grana together

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Starch grains

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When starch is formed in photosynthesis, it is made into starch grains.

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