AP Biology—Unit 2
Cell Parts Flash Cards / Presentations
Name:
Directions
You and a partner are going to become experts on 1-2 cell parts and teach the rest of the class about your
part(s). Your presentation should be organized in such a way that your class mates can EASILY make a
flashcard DURING your presentation. During your presentation, you should show a picture of the part and
provide the information that is listed below. Your visual aids can be provided by a PPT, a Prezi, or some other
source. OR…you can do it the old fashion way and provide a flashcard template.
Information for Presentations and Flashcards
For each cell part, you should include the following information.
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Cell part (put this on the backside of the card)
Type of cell it’s found in:
o Prokaryotic / Eukaryotic / Both??
o Animal / Plant / Both / Others??
Basic structure of the part
Function(s) of the part
Short description of how the structure(s) relate to the function(s)
Definitions of important vocabulary associated with the part
Cell Parts
 Cytoplasm/Cytosol
 Nucleus—Nuclear Envelope & Nucleolus
 Genetic Material—DNA , Chromosomes, & Chromatin
 Ribosome
 Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
 Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
 Golgi Body—Cisternae, Vesicles
 Lysosome—Autophagy
 Peroxysomes—Glyoxysomes
 Mitochondria—Cristae, Matrix
 Chloroplast—Chromoplast, Amyloplast
 Vacuoles—Food, Contractile, & Central
 Cytoskeleton
o Microtubules
o Intermediate Filaments
o Microfilaments
 Flagella
 Cilia
 Centrioles—Centrosome
 Cell Wall
 Intercellular Junctions
o Plasmodesmata
o Tight Junctions
o Gap Junctions
o Desmosomes
Actual Flashcards
During the presentations, each student will be making their own personal set of flashcards. You may make your
flashcards online or on index cards—whichever way that helps you learn best! We will use these flashcards to
practice in class, however, so if you do them online, make sure we can access them on your phone or iPad. 
Flash Card Template
Put the name of the cell part on the blank side of your index card. Then put the following information on the
lined side of the card.
Found in…
Function…
-----------------------------------------------------------Structure Function
------------------------------------------------Structure…
-----------------------------------------------------------Related terms…
Examples
Cytosol
Found in…
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
All Eukaryotic
- Plant
- Animal
- Fungi
- Protista
------------------------------------------------Structure…
Semi-fluid substance made of water
and organic compounds
Function…
Suspends substances and organelles within the
cell.
-----------------------------------------------------------Structure Function
The semi-fluid substance allows molecules to
easily move throughout the cell and it provides
the perfect medium in which chemical reactions
can occur
-----------------------------------------------------------Related terms…
Cytoplasm—the interior region of the cell. In
eukaryotic cells = all of the space between cell
membrane and nuclear membrane. (Organelles
and cytosol are included in this space). In
prokaryotic cells, it’s the entire region within the
cell.