Bio 2010 Chapters 1-5 (organelles) Flashcards
Rough ER
-Protein folding lumen
-part of the endomembrane
-continuous with nuclear membrane
Smooth ER
- Part of the endomembrane system
- detoxification
- continuous with the nuclear membrane
Nucleus
- Houses DNA
- Possesses 2 lipid bilayers
- Part of the endomembrane system
- Interspersed with pores
Nucleolus
Ribosomal RNA Synthesis
Contained inside the nucleus
Golgi Apparatus (post office)
Cis and Trans face
Part of the endomembrane system
Sorting, packing, modifying and transporting proteins
Lysosomes
Organelle and pathogen digestion
part of the endomembrane system
phospholipid bilayer
Vesicles
Part of the endomembrane system
Phospholipid bilayer
storage and transport in a cell
Intermediate filaments
NOT part of the endomembrane system
Composed of a variety of proteins
Microtubules
Chromosome movement during cell division
α and β tubulin
component that makes up cilia and flagella
The centrosome is composed of this
cell shape
Microfilaments
NOT part of the endomembrane system
responsible for cellular movement
composed of acitin subunits
Ribosomes
Present in all cells
NOT part of the endomembrane system
Responsible for protein synthesis
Endomembrane system
Network of membranous organelles that work to modify and transport proteins and lipids
Cell Wall
Only present in plant cells and prokaryotic cells
NOT part of the endomembrane system
Plasma Membrane
Part of the endomembrane system
Present in all cells
phospholipid bilayer
composed of polymers of amino acids
is a barrier between inside and outside of cell
Cytoplasm
NOT part of the endomembrane system
Present in all cells
Aqueous fluid inside cell
Mitochondria
Powerhouse of the cell
Possesses 2 lipid bilayers
possesses its own DNA and ribosomes
NOT part of the endomembrane system
evidence it evolved from an endosymbiotic event
Chloroplasts
Possesses 2 lipid bilayers
converts light energy into ATP
Possess its own DNA and ribosomes
NOT part of the endomembrane system
evidense it evolved from an endosymbiotic event
Starch
Plant cell storage
hydrolysis
water divides a polymer into monomers by breaking covalent bonds between monomers
heterotroph
organism that can produce its own food
Polysaccharides (carbs/sugar)
Starch/cellulose: plants
glycogen/chitin: animals/fungi
Triglyceride
a lipid made of a backbone from glycerol (joins to fatty acids from dehydration process)