Sweet 16 Flashcards
Chromatin
Turns genes on or off
Nucleus
Isolates DNA from cytoplasm
Nuclear envelope
Controls passage of materials in and out of the nucleus
Nucleous
Site of ribosome assembly
Cell membrane
Controls the passage of materials in and out of the cell
Cell wall
Protects the cell
Citoplasm
Contains enzymes that carry out basic metabolism
Cytoskeleton
Reinforces cell shape
Mitochondria
Carries out cellular respiration to make ATP for the cells
Chloroplast
Carries out photosynthesis
Ribosome
Makes proteins using RNA template
Rough ER
Modifies proteins by adding carbohydrates or lipids
Smooth ER
Makes new lipids and membranes for the cell
Golgi
Modifies proteins
Lysosomes
Digests unneeded proteins and organelles
Vacular
Stores everything