Cell Structure Concept Map
Directions
As you read through the chapter on the cell, match the words listed below to the blank
boxes shown on the attached cell concept map.
plasma membrane
microtubules
lysosomes
chloroplasts
ribosomes
rough ER
nuclear envelope
plasmodesma
gap junctions
intermediate filaments
vesicle
nucleus
desmosomes
microfilaments
vacuoles
tight junctions
cell wall
ECM
Golgi apparatus
mitochondria
smooth ER
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Cell Structure Concept Map
FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE
is the
has
STRUCTURES
CELL
performs
that serve a
variety of
FUNCTIONS
protein production
replication, RNA synthesis
cellular respiration
membranebound
organelles
photosynthesis
separates contents of
nucleus from the cytosol
synthesis of steroids, secretory
proteins, detoxification of poisons
modifies, stores and routes
products of the ER
endomembrane
system
moving products into, out of,
and within a cell
contains digestive enzymes
which break down substances
storage of food, water,
nutrients; osmoregulation.
(plants, bact., fungi)
(plants)
cell surfaces
and junctions
(animals)
(animals)
(animals)
(animals)
regulates traffic of chemicals
between the cell and its surroundings
structural support (plants)
support, communication, connection
allows passage of material
or current between cells
prevents leakage of material
between cells
25nm, tubulin, organelle movement,
separate chromosomes, cell motility
cytoskeleton
7nm, actin, cell contraction,
cytoplasmic streaming, cell cleavage
keratin, 8-12nm, organelle anchor,
formation of nuclear lamina