Cell Structures

• what is the function of the nucleus? 


  • carries genetic information in chormosomes
  • controls how cells grows and works
  • controls cell division
• what does the cytoplasm do?


  • supports cell structures
  • chemical reactions occur here
  • contains water and many solutes
• what is the function of the cell membrane?


  • controls what enters and leaves the cell
  • holds the cell together
• what is the function of the cell wall?


  • gives the cell extra support
  • defines its shape
• function of chloroplasts?


  • where photosynthesis occurs (food for plants)
  • chlorophyll pigments -> green pigments in plants
  • absorb light energy
• functions of vacuole?


  • contains cell sap
  • stores certain materials
  • helps support shape of the cell
• what does the mitochondria do?

  • site of aerobic respiration, providing energy to the whole cell
• what does the mitochondria do?


  • provides energy for the cell by aerobic respiration
• ribosomes function?


  • site of protein production by protein synthesis
• what do vesicles do?

  • to safely transport substances from one part of the cell to another
• how to find the magnification?


  M = I/A
• what does a plant cell contain?

  • cell wall
  • cell membrane
  • nucleus
  • cytoplasm
  • mitochondria
  • chroloplast
  • ribosomes
  • vacuole
• what does an animal cell contain?

  • cell membrane
  • nucleus
  • mitochondria
  • cytoplasm
  • ribosomes
• what do plant cells have that animal cells don't?

  • cell wall
  • vacuole
  • chloroplast
• in order from most to least, what cells in the plant have the most chlorophyll?


  • palisade mesophyll
  • spongy mesophyll
  • guard cell