Cell structure and function Flashcards

1
Q

What organelle is important for the production of adenosine triphosphate?

A

Mitochondria

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2
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What organelle the actions of the cell and stores its DNA

A

The nucleus.

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3
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What organelle exports proteins out to the body?

A

Golgi apparatus.

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4
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Which organelles produce proteins?

A

Ribosomes.

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5
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What 2 types of cells in all living things are there?

A

Animal cells.
Plant cells.

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6
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What are the 4 components that make up a cell?

A

Plasma membrane.

Nucleus.

Cytoplasm.

Organelles.

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7
Q

What can cell sizes range from?

A

7.5 - 150 microns.

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8
Q

What am I?

Made up of a phospholipid bilayer and cholesterol.

Separates the inner content of a cell from its exterior environment.

Provides a protective barrier around cells and regulates which materials can pass in and out.

A

Plasma membrane

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9
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What fluids are on the outside and the inside of the plasma membrane?

A

Intracellular fluid.

Extracellular fluid.

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10
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What is interstitial fluid?

A

It is the extracellular fluid not found within blood vessels.

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11
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What are the two types of endoplasmic reticulum?

A

Smooth and rough ER.

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12
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What is the function of rough ER?

A

It contains ribosomes that make protein.

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13
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What is the function of smooth ER?

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Makes phospholipids, steroid hormones that regulate the concentration of calcium, metabolize some carbohydrates and break down some toxins.

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14
Q

What am I?

Contains enzymes that break down and digest needed or damaged cell components?

A

Lysosomes.

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15
Q

What am I?

Contains enzymes that function in lipid metabolism and chemical detoxification.

A

Peroxisomes.

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