Unit C Cycling of Matter in Living Systems

Cell and Cell

Organelles

Cells
Basic

unit of life
Maintain the life process within organelles
Takes in nutrients
Movement
Growth
Response to stimuli
Exchange of gases
Waste removal
Reproduction

Highly

efficient open system able to exchange

matter & energy with surroundings

Organelles
Specialized

structures that carry out

life functions within the cell
To really understand the functions of
cell you need to identify major
structures involved in each of the
cells activities

Cell Membrane
Every

cell has one

Holds cell together
Contains passageways to let matter
in/out

Nucleus
Contains

genetic info for cell

brain of cell
Control center for cell functions

Cytoplasm
Everything

contained inside the cell

membrane
Jelly like substance

Cell Wall
found

only in plant, fungal &

bacterial cells
Protects cell & provides structural
support
Cell walls connect to each other

Chloroplasts
Found

in plant cells
Use energy to carry out
photosynthesis
Contain chlorophyll (green pigment)

Vacuoles and Vesicles

Store

& transport materials

One large vacuole in a plant

Lysosmes
Contain

digestive enzyme to help

breakdown substances
Sometimes it will breakdown &
devour used parts of cells

Endoplasmic reticulum
Transport

system through the cell

Folded membrane
Smooth and rough

Ribosomes
Take

part in building proteins

Attached to endoplasmic reticulum

Golgi Apparatus
Folded

stacks of membranes
Responsible for storing changing &
transporting new materials

Mitochondria
Converts

energy into usable ATP in

cell
Powerhouse of cell