Structure | Function |
Cell Wall | ◊Animal cells don't have one
◊Plants: made of cellulose
◊Gives strength structure and rigidity to plant thru Turgor Pressure |
Cell Membrane | ◊Outside covering
◊Determines what goes in/out of cell
◊Flexible but supports cells |
Vacuole | ◊Storage unit in cells that hold water
◊Large in plants, small in animal cells |
Nucleus | ◊Control center of cell
◊Houses DNA
◊Controls cell growth and makes ribosome |
Mitochondria | ◊"Power House of the cell"
◊Produces energy (breaks down glucose)
◊C6H12O6 + O2 + CO2 + H2O + Energy |
Cytoplasm | ◊Gelatinous, semi-transparent fluid that fills the cells
◊Organelles are suspended in cytoplasm |
Chloroplast | ◊Only Found in Plants
◊Site of Photosynthesis: captures radiant energy and converts it to chemical energy ( C6H12O6) AKA- glucose
◊Has chlorophyll- green pigment that absorbs light |
Prokaryote | ◊A single-celled organism with NO Nucleus
◊DOES have DNA
◊No other specialized organelles
◊Eubacteria and Archaebacteria |
Eukaryote | ◊Has a Nucleus that contains DNA
◊Single or multicellular
◊Has membrane bound organelles
◊Includes all living organisms other than the eubacteria and archaebacteria |
Cell Theory | ◊All living organisms are composed of one or more cells
◊The cell is the most basic unit of life
◊All cells arise form pre-existing, living cells |
Lysosome | ◊Contains digestive enzymes to break things down in cell |
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum | ◊Covered in ribosomes, stores proteins |
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum | ◊(No ribosomes) transports cell products |
Ribosome | ◊Site of Protein Synthesis |
Golgi Body | ◊Packages cell products for transport (Like UPS) |