organelles

Cards (12)

  • ribosomes
    site of protein synthesis
  • nucleus
    controls the activity of the cell
  • mitochondria
    site of aerobic cellular respiration
  • rough endoplasmic reticulum
    transports proteins within the cell
  • smooth endoplasmic reticulum
    synthesizes and transports lipids around the cell
  • golgi apparatus

    modifies and packages lipids and proteins and sends them out of the cell
  • lysosome
    breaks down damaged or old organelles or debris
  • chloroplasts
    site of photosynthesis where glucose is created
  • central vacuole
    stores water, salts, fats, amino acids and more
  • plant cell wall
    provides structural support for the cell
  • starch grain
    stores glucose as starch
  • cell membrane
    regulates what enters and leaves the cell and provides structure