Biology F211

Mitochondria

• ATP synthesis
• Site of aerobic respiration

Cell Membrane

• Membrane that surrounds every cell
• Forms selectively permeable boundary between the cell and its environment

White Blood Cell

• Help the body fight infection
• Leukocytes
• Two most common - lymphocytes and neutrophils

Chlorophyll

• Pigments found in chloroplasts of plant cells
• Hydrocarbon tail and porphyrin ring head
• Absorbs red and blue light, trapping energy
• Reflects green light

Nucleus

• Large, membrane bound organelle
• Eukaryotic cells
• Contain genetic material - chromosomes