Plant Cells 2.5 Flashcards
Cell Wall
Made of cellulose and use to make the cell rigid and protect it from any pathogens.
Vacuoles
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.
Chloroplasts
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.
Thylakoid
Flattened sacs
Grana
The stacked up thylakoids and contains chlorophyll pigments
Lamellae
The membranes that bind the grana together
Starch grains
When starch is formed in photosynthesis, it is made into starch grains.