Plant cell structures and functions
- Created by: Isabella Panagiotopoulou
- Created on: 12-04-21 17:19
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- Structure of plant cells
- Cell wall
- Provides strength and structure to the cell and plant(made of cellulose).
- Cell membrane
- Vacuole
- Used for storage
- Plays a role in plant shape and stability.
- Gives plant turgor pressure
- Tonoplast is its specialised membrane
- Golgi apparatus
- Modifies molecules and proteins and then ships them out of the cell
- Ribosomes
- Responsible for translating RNA into proteins
- RER
- Aids in production and storage of proteins. Proteins made here are sent to the Golgi.
- Nucleus
- Where DNA is stored.
- Mitochondria
- -Main producer of ATP, -"powerhouse of cell".
- Chloroplast
- Organelles carrying out photosynthesis , containing chlorophyll.
- Amyloplasts
- Organelles that store starch
- Cell wall
- Separates cell from outside environment
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