Cells Flashcards
(16 cards)
Organelle
Tiny structures of the cells that carry out certain functions in the cell
Cell membrane
Barrier around cell
- allows things to come in or out(bouncer)
Cell wall
Provides support and structure(plant)
Cytoplasm
Jelly in the celly
Nucleus
Control center
Mitochondrion
Power house of the cell
Chloroplast
Uses sunlight to make food(glucose)
Plant
ER
Helps move substances around in the cell
Golgi apparatus
Packages and ships in cell
Lysosome
Breaks down unwanted things
Vacuole
Storage
Ribosomes
Makes proteins
Photosynthesis
The process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food
Chlorophyll
A green photosynthetic pigment found in the chloroplast of plants, algae, and some bacteria
Cellular respiration
The process by which cells obtain energy from glucose
Fermentation
Energy releasing process that does not require