Cell Organelles and Protein Synthesis Test Flashcards
What controls what enters and exits the cell?
Cell Membrane
What carries genetic info?
The Nucleus
What is involved in protein synthesis?
The Rough ER
What is involved in lipid synthesis?
The Smooth ER
What is found in the cytoplasm and is the site of protein synthesis?
Ribosomes
What modifies, sorts and packages proteins for transport within or outside the cell?
Golgi Apparatus
What is the power house of the cell?
Mitochondria
What produces energy through cellular respiration?
Mitochondria
What contains digestive enzymes to break down waste materials and cellular debris?
Lysosome
What holds water storage and can be described as a fluid sack?
Vacuoles
What’s a food organelle that uses photosynthesis in plants?
Chloroplasts
A rigid structure protects what’s inside.
Cell wall
How does the structure of mitochondria relate to their function in producing energy for a cell?
Through cellular respiration
What is called the control center of the cell?
Nucleus
Why is the Nucleus called the control center of the cell?
It controls & regulates activites.
What mutation is it called when one letter changes?
Point
What mutation is it called if something can be added or taken away?
Frame shift
What mutation occurs when a base is lost/deleted
Deletion
What mutation occurs when a substitution does not change
Silent
What mutation when one base is substituted for another?
Substitution
What mutation is it called when an extra base is added/ inserted?
Insertion
Which organelle is involved in protein synthesis?
Ribosome
Which of the following is NOT a function of the Nucleus?
a. storage of genetic material
b. regulation of gene expression
c. synthesis of proteins
d. transcription of RNA
Synthesis of proteins
What is the function of DNA?
Store and transmit genetic information
