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Cell Notes
Cell Structures and Functions
Structure | Functions |
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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 RIBSOME |
LYSOSOME | `*CONTAINS DIGESTIVE ENZYMES TO BREAK THINGS DOWN IN A CELL |
CYTOPLASM | *GELATINOUS, SEMI-TRANSPARENT FLUID THAT FILLS THE CELLS *ORGANELLES ARE SUSPENDED IN CYTOPLASM |
ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM | *COVERED IN RIBOSOMES, STORES PROTEINS |
SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM | *(NO RIBOSOMES) TRANSPORTS CELLS PRODUCTS |
RIBSOME | *SITE OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS |
GOLGI BODY | *PACKAGES CELL PRODUCTS FOR TRANSPORT(LIKE UPS) |
CHLOROPLAST | *SITE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS: CAPTURES RADIANT ENERGY AND CONVERTS INTO CHEMICAL ENERGY (C6H12O6) *HAS CHLOROPHYLL- GREEN PIGMENT THAT ABSORBS LIGHT |
MITOCHONDRIA | *"POWER HOUSE OF THE CELLS" *PRODUCES ENERGY (BREAKS DOWN GLUCOSE) * C6H12O6+ O2 -> CO2 + H2O + ENERGY |