5287534793 | Chloroplast | Site of photosynthesis Converts solar energy into potential energy in the glucose molecule plant cells only | 0 | |
5287534794 | Peroxisomes | Micro-body that removes excess hydrogen from the cell and combines it with oxygen to make hydrogen peroxide Catalase breaks down the toxic H2O2 plant and animal cells | 1 | |
5287534798 | Plasmodesmata | holes and channels in the cell wall that connect adjacent cells allows water, small solutes, and other molecules how plant cells communicate plant cells only | 2 | |
5287534799 | Tight Junctions | Establish barriers that prevents leakage of cytoplasm 0.1 um animal cells only | 3 | |
5287534800 | Desmosomes | Joins two cells together by the cytoskeleton joins by rivets into strong sheets 0.8 um animal cells only | 4 | |
5287534801 | Gap Junctions | Connects two adjacent cells, allows subjects to pass through Tunnels animal cells only Connection protein in almost all tissue cells 0.05 um | 5 | |
5287534802 | Contractile Vacuole | Osmosis regulation Takes water from cell then pushes the water out through cell membrane or wall Protists and algae | 6 | |
5287534803 | Cell Membrane | Protects cell from surroundings Allows certain substances in, keeps others out Phospholipid bilayer with proteins plant and animal | 7 | |
5287534804 | Nucleus | Brain of cell contains dna plant and animal | 8 | |
5287534805 | Nucleolus | Non-membranus structure involved in production of ribosomes; a nucleus has one or more nucleoi plant and animal | 9 | |
5287534806 | Centrioles | Small microtubles arranged in specific ways aids in cell division-anaphase moves to opposite poles-pulls sister chromatids Animal only | 10 | |
5287534807 | Ribosomes | complexes that makes proteins; free in cytosol or bound to rough ER or nuclear envelope translate mRNA into amino acid plant and animal | 11 | |
5287534808 | Golgi Apparatus | organelle active in synthesis, modification, sorting, and secretion of cell products Plant and animal | 12 | |
5287534809 | Endoplasmic Reticulum Rough+Smooth | network of membranous sacs and tubes active in membrane synthesis and other synthetic and metabolic processes Plant and animal | 13 | |
5287534810 | Mitochondria | organelle where cellular resperation occurs and most ATP is generated plant and animal | 14 | |
5287534811 | Lysosomes | digestive organelle where macromolecules are hydrolyzed autophagy animal only | 15 | |
5287534812 | Vacuole | largest organelle in a cell surrounded by a membrane and functions to hold materials and wastes membrane lined pocket Plant only | 16 | |
5287534813 | Cytoskeleton | reinforces cell's shape;functions in cell movement; components are made of protein plant and animal | 17 | |
5287534814 | Microtubles | chromosome movement, cell division processes, and maintains cell shape MOVING CELL PARTS plant and animal | 18 | |
5287534815 | Microfilaments | helps with cell movement, gives shape,cytoplasmic streaming Thinnest filament thin, solid rods actin, myosin INVOLVED in MUSCLE CONTRACTION animal and plant | 19 | |
5287534816 | Intermediate Filaments | shape cell, maintains positions of some organelles proteins (keratin) in coils ADDS STRUCTURE;HOLDS ORGANELLES in POSITION plant only | 20 | |
5287534817 | Central Vacuole | prominent in older plant cells; storage, breakdown of waste, and hydrolysis of macro-molecules; enlargement of vacuole is major mechanism of plant growth plant only | 21 | |
5287534818 | Cell Wall | outer layer that maintains cell's shape and protects from damage made of cellulose and other polysachrides, and proteins Plant only | 22 | |
5287534819 | Cilia | located on outside of cell pushes cell forward hair like plant and animal | 23 | |
5287534820 | Flagellum | located on the outside of a cell pushes the cell forward whip like structure made of microtubles; 9 pair ring outside, 1 pair inside | 24 |
Ap Biology Cell Organelles Flashcards
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