Animal Cells

Cards (8)

  • Eukaryotes
    Organisms whose genetic material is enclosed in a nucleus
  • Nucleus
    Encloses the genetic material
  • Cytoplasm
    Watery solution where chemical reactions take place
  • Cell membrane

    Controls the molecules that can enter and leave the cell
  • Mitochondria
    Where aerobic respiration takes place
  • Ribosomes
    Sites of protein synthesis
  • Ribosomes are too small to be seen using a light microscope, an electron microscope is required
  • Proteins carry out many functions, such as enzymes