cells flashcards

Storage vesicle for water, food, wastes other substances.

• Vacuole

• Nucleus

Controls all cell activities and protein production. Contains the DNA and nucleolus.

• Cytosol or Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

Cell liquid in which chemical reactions occur. Holds and cushions the organelles.

• Cytosol or Cytoplasm

• Mitochondria

Rigid external layer of a plant cell (cellulose), bacteria (glycoproteins), or fungi (chitin) that is outside the cell membrane.

• Cell Wall

• Chloroplast

Converts light energy into glucose in the process of photosynthesis. Contains chlorophyll giving plants their green color.

• Golgi Apparatus/Body/Complex

• Chloroplast

Collects, modifies, and packages proteins and lipids made by the E.R.

• Golgi Apparatus/Body/Complex

• Prokaryote

Unicellular. Lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles. Has ribosomes.

• Prokaryote

• Eukaryote

Unicellular or multicellular. Contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles. Has ribosomes.

• Eukaryote

• Homeostasis

The process by which a living thing keeps conditions on the inside the same despite any changes in the conditions on the outside. Example: Human's ability to maintain an internal body temperature of 98.6 degrees F

• Homeostasis

• Lysosome

Contains digestive enzymes to breakdown food and wastes. Involved in apoptosis.

• Lysosome

• Nucleolus