Plant Cell Structures

TERM

central vacuole

DEFINITION

organelle which stores materials and helps maintain cell shape

LOCATION

Image: central vacuole

TERM

mitochondrion

DEFINITION

organelle which is the site of cellular respiration

LOCATION

Image: mitochondrion

TERM

nucleolus

DEFINITION

part of the nucleus which is involved in RNA synthesis

LOCATION

Image: nucleolus

TERM

nucleus

DEFINITION

compartment of the cell which stores most of the genetic information

LOCATION

Image: nucleus

TERM

endoplasmic reticulum

DEFINITION

folded membranes which are continuous with the nuclear membrane

LOCATION

Image: endoplasmic reticulum

TERM

Golgi body

DEFINITION

folded vesicles involved in transport and secretion of proteins

LOCATION

Image: Golgi body

TERM

granum

DEFINITION

stack of thylakoid membranes; site of the light-dependent reaction of photosynthesis

LOCATION

Image: granum

TERM

plasma membrane

DEFINITION

structure which encloses the cell and maintains the internal environment of the cell

LOCATION

Image: plasma membrane

TERM

cell wall

DEFINITION

rigid layer, made mostly of cellulose, which gives shape to the cell

LOCATION

Image: cell wall

TERM

plasmodesma

DEFINITION

thin thread of cytoplasm passing between two cells, allowing cell communication

LOCATION

Image: plasmodesma

TERM

chloroplast

DEFINITION

organelle which is the site of photosynthesis

LOCATION

Image: chloroplast

TERM

cytoplasm

DEFINITION

area of the cell outside the nucleus, containing cell organelles