Cell Organelles (Grade 10 NSC Matric Life Sciences): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
Cell organelles
Cell organelles
Specialised structures in eukaryotic cells with specific functions
Cytoplasm water content %
Cytoplasm water content %
Approx. 90%
Nucleus role
Nucleus role
Control centre, contains DNA, regulates cellular activities
Mitochondria nickname
Mitochondria nickname
Powerhouses of the cell
Cristae function
Cristae function
Increase surface area for ATP production via inner membrane folds
ATP from one glucose molecule
ATP from one glucose molecule
Approx. 38 ATP molecules
Rough ER appearance cause
Rough ER appearance cause
Ribosomes attached to surface
Golgi body nickname
Golgi body nickname
Post office of the cell
Lysosomes role
Lysosomes role
Contain enzymes, break down cellular components (recycling centre)
Centrioles cell location
Centrioles cell location
Only in animal cells