Cell structure key words

Pregunta	Respuesta
Sub-cellular structures	Structures within a cell
Nucleus	The control centre of a cell (holds DNA and controls the cell)
Cytoplasm	The substance found in living cells (outside the nucleus), where reactions take place.
Cell membrane	A layer that holds the cytoplasm in a cell and controls what enters and leaves a cell
Mitochondria	The structures in a cytoplasm where energy is released from a chemical reaction
Ribosomes	Small structures found in the cytoplasm where protein synthesis takes place
Cell wall	A protective layer that helps support the cell
Cellulose	A carbohydrate that makes up the cell wall of a plant cell
Vacuole	A fluid filled cavity in a cell used for storage and support
Chlorolast	Structure containing chlorophyll, which is found in most plants and algae that carry out photosynthesis
Prokaryotic	Organisms such as bacteria that do not have a nucleus or organelles such as mitochondria
Eukariotic	Opposite of prokaryotic
Plasmids	Small circle of DNA that is dependent on the main bacterial chromosome
What takes over the roles of two other animal structures in a bacterial cell?	Cyptoplasm takes over mitochondria and chloroplast roles
Name all the structures in an animal cell	Cell membrane, ribosomes, cyptoplasm, mitochondria, nucleus

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