Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Science Flashcards > Animal cells > Flashcards

Animal cells Flashcards

1
Q

mitochondria - structure

plant and animal cell

A
  • double membrane
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

mitochondria - function

plant and animal cell

A
  • aerobic resperation
  • forms ATP
  • ATP used as a source of energy for: growth, cell division, metabolic reactions ect.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER) - Structure

plant and animal cell

A
  • composed of cisternae covered in ribosomes
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER) - function

plant and animal cell

A
  • synthesis of protines
  • packages proteins into vesicles and transports them to other parts of the cell - eg Golgi apparatus
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

80s Ribosomes - function

plant and animal cell

A
  • where amino acids are bonded together to form proteins - protein synthesis
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

centrioles - structure

plant and animal cell

A
  • small tubes of protein fibers
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Centrioles - function

plant and animal cell

A
  • form spindle fibers in cell division
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Golgi apparatus/body- structure

plant and animal cell

A
  • stack of membrane bound flattened sacs
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Golgi apparatus/body- function

plant and animal cell

A
  • modifies the proteins and packages them into vesicles to be transported
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

plasma Membrane- structure

plant and animal cell

A
  • phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Plasma Membrane- function

plant and animal cell

A
  • partially permeable and regulates transport in and out of cells
  • separates cell contense from outside environment
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER) - structure

plant and animal cell

A
  • composed of cisternae
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER) - function

plant and animal cell

A
  • Makes: steroid hormones
  • regulates: calcium ion concentration
  • processes + metabolizes: toxins/ drugs/ alcohol in liver cells
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Nucleolus - structure

plant and animal cell

A
  • inside the nucleus
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Neucleolus - function

plant and animal cell

A
  • makes RNA + ribosomes
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Vesicles - structure

plant and animal cell

A
  • small spherical membrane bound sacs
17
Q

Lysosomes - structure

plant and animal cell

A
  • contain hydrolytic enxymes in membrane bound sac
18
Q

Vesicles - function

plant and animal cell

A

Transport: transport molecules inside the cell - eg from RER to Golgi body
Secretory: transport proteins to cell surface membrane for release outside of cell via exocytosis

19
Q

Lysosomes - function

plant and animal cell

A
  • hydrolytic enzymes digest antigens, bacteria, viruses, pathogens ect
  • brake down worn out cell components/waste products

Science Flashcards (7 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions