Cell Organelles Flashcards
1
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Plasma Membrane
A
- controls entry & exit of materials
* protection
2
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Microvilli
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- increases SA
* site for secretion & absorption
3
Q
Cilia
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*Moves fluid or particles over the surface of the cell
4
Q
Proteasomes
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*breakdown & recycle of damaged or abnormal proteins
5
Q
Ribosomes
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*site for protein synthesis
6
Q
Lysosomes
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- digestive enzyme
* removes damaged organelles or pathogens
7
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Peroxisomes
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- degradative enzymes
- protects cell from harmful substances
- carry out metabolic reactions
8
Q
Golgi Apparatus
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- storage & alteration
* packages proteins for secretion
9
Q
Mitochondrion
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*Energy producing site of cell (ATP)
10
Q
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
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*modifies & packages newly synthesised proteins
11
Q
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
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*synthesise lipids & carbohydrates
12
Q
Nucleus
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*contains genetic information
13
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Nucleolus
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*site of rRNA synthesis
14
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Chromatin
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- contains genetic information
* condenses DNA to fit inside the nucleus
15
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Centrosomes & Centrioles
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- organisation of micro tubules in cytoskeleton
* centrioles= cellular reproduction
