Cell Wall
The main functions of plant cell walls are mechanical. Plant cell walls form part of a transport system called the apoplast system via which water and some solutes can pass through plant tissue via apoplastic pathways (along / through cell walls) and symplastic pathways (i.e. through the cytoplasm of a series of adjacent cells). [allows H2O, O2, CO2 to diffuse in & out of cell.
- It's rigid & strong
- Made of cellulose
Chloroplasts (“solar energy plant”)
Chloroplasts are organelles found only in plant cells. Like a solar energy plant they use sunlight to create energy for the city.
Chloroplasts are the site of photosynthesis a process in which the plant uses carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to create energy in the form of glucose for the plant cell as well as heterotrophs that consume the plant. [They are the sites of photosynthesis within plant cells.]
Chloroplasts are the site of photosynthesis a process in which the plant uses carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to create energy in the form of glucose for the plant cell as well as heterotrophs that consume the plant. [They are the sites of photosynthesis within plant cells.]
Large Central Vacuole
Peanut shaped
Double membrane
Outer membrane smooth
Inner membrane folded into cristae
Breaks down sugar (glucose) molecules to release energy
Site of aerobic cellular respiration
Double membrane
Outer membrane smooth
Inner membrane folded into cristae
Breaks down sugar (glucose) molecules to release energy
Site of aerobic cellular respiration
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