7.4 lecture Flashcards
What is the cytoplasm?
It is the slime-like substance inside cells.
Where do chemical processes take place inside prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
In prokaryotes, all the chemical processes happen in the cytoplasm.
In eukaryotes, chemical processes happen in the organelles.
What are the two parts of the cytoskeleton?
Microtubules and Microfilaments.
What is a supporting network of long, thin protein fibers and microtubules that form a framework for the cell and provides an anchor for the organelles?
The cytoskeleton.
What are long protein straws inside the cell called?
Microtubules.
What are microfilaments?
Thin protein threads that help give the cell shape and allows the cell to move.
What does the nucleus contain?
Most of the cell’s DNA.
What is the nuclear envelope?
The double membrane that surrounds the nucleus.
What are Ribosomes?
They are organelles that manufacture proteins.
What are the characteristics of ribosomes?
They are not membrane-bound like other organelles.
They are produced inside the nucleolus, which is in the nucleus.
What is the endoplasmic reticulum?
It is a membrane system of folded sacs and interconnected channels that serves as the site for protein and lipid synthesis.
What are the two types of endoplasmic reticulum?
Rough (protein) and smooth (hormones & lipids).
What is the Golgi apparatus?
It is a flattened stack of membranes that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins.
How are proteins packaged in the Golgi apparatus?
They are packaged into sacs called vesicles.
What are vacuoles?
They are membrane-bound sacs used for temporary storage.
What are Lysosomes?
They are vesicles that contain substances that digest excess or worn-out organelles, food particles, and bacteria or viruses that invade the cell.
What are Centrioles?
They are organelles made of groups of microtubules that function during cell division, located in the cytoplasm near the nucleus.
What do the Mitochondria do?
They convert fuel particles into usable energy.
What is the structure of the Mitocondria?
They have an outer membrane and a highly folded inner membrane that provides surface area for breaking the bonds in sugar molecules.
What are chloroplasts?
Organelles that capture light and convert it into chemical energy during photosynthesis.
Where are chloroplasts found?
Inside plant cells and some other eukaryotes.
What is the cell wall?
A thick, rigid, mesh of fibers that surround the outside of the plasma membrane.
What is the purpose of a cell wall?
It Protects the cell and gives it structure.
What are Cilia?
Short, numerous projections that look like hair.