Functions of mitochondria: The mitochondria are the main sites for cellular respiration, the process in which the cell converts sugars and oxygen into ATP. ATP is used by various bodies…
Functions of all the organelles are inter-linked to each other and ultimately to the working of the cell. So, if even a single link is missing, the cell ultimately suffers…
Golgi apparatus or Golgi bodies or Golgi complex is composed of membrane-bound fluid-filled vesicles, vacuoles and cisternae. In animal cells they are larger and only one or two in number,…
1. A nuclear envelope separates the environment of nucleus from that of rest of the cell. 2. It protects the genetic material from damage. 3. It facilitates and regulates exchange…
Plasma membrane Cell wall 1. It holds cellular contents and controls passage of materials in and out of cell. It gives protection, strength and rigidity to the cell. 2. It…
Cell division is a process of formation of two or more daughter cells of its own type from the mother cell. These are similar in structure and function. Cell division…
Chromoplasts are present in flowers, fruits or any other coloured part of the plant (other than green part). Chloroplasts are present in leaves and stem of plant (green part). Leucoplasts…
The process of plasma membrane formation is called membrane biogenesis. Following organelles are involved in this process: The proteins and lipids are first synthesised in rough endoplasmic reticulum and the…