Cell Structure Flashcards
Nucleus
Cell’s organelle that contains chromosomes and controls the activities of a cell
Cytoplasm
Jellylike material that makes up most of the cell
Cell membrane
Thin surface layer around the cytoplasm of a cell. Forms a partially permeable barrier between the cell’s contents and outside of the cell
Cell wall
Non-living layer outside of cell membrane of certain types of cell. Made of cellulose, chitin or peptidoglycon
Mitochondria
Organelle that carries out aerobic respiration, releasing energy for the cell. Place where most of the cell’s ATP is made
Chloroplasts
Organelle found in some plant cells. The site of the reactions of photosynthesis
Ribosomes
Tiny structures in the cytoplasm, the site of protein synthesis
Vacuole
Membrane-bound space in a plant cell, filled with a solution of sugars and salt called cell sap
What is the process of cell specialisation called?
Differentiation