Plant Cell (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards

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Plant Cell
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Cell membrane function

Controls what enters & leaves cell; selectively permeable

Selectively permeable meaning

Allows certain molecules through while blocking others

Cell membrane composition

Lipids & proteins; phospholipid bilayer

Nucleus function

Control centre; DNA replication & cell division

Ribosome function

Protein synthesis

Mitochondria function

Aerobic respiration

Cell wall composition

Cellulose (structural polysaccharide)

Cell wall function

Provides strength & support to plant cells

Chloroplast function

Photosynthesis

Chloroplast pigment enabling photosynthesis

Chlorophyll

Large vacuole function

Stores water, food, waste; maintains cell shape

Turgid plant cell

Full of water; membrane presses against cell wall; firm

Plasmolysed plant cell

Lost water; membrane pulls from wall; plant wilts

3 organelles only in plant cells

Cell wall, chloroplasts, large vacuole

DNA stands for

Deoxyribonucleic acid

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