Cell Structures Flashcards
(30 cards)
Prokaryotic Cell
Smaller, circular DNA, No membrane around nucleus, no organelles, tough walls made from peptidoglycan
Peptidoglycan
The substance that makes up external walls on prokaryotic cells
Eukaryotic cells
Larger, cytoskeleton, linear DNA
What structure is unique to animals cells?
Lysosomes
What structures are unique to plant cells?
Cell wall, central vacuole, chloloplast
Nucleus Function
Contains cell genes
What is chromatin?
Coiled molecules of DNA and protein
Ribosome function and location
Function: protein synthesis
Location: Free (in cytosol), Connected (on Outside the ER)
What makes ribosomes?
Nucleolus, located in the nucleus
Cytosol
Liquid in a cell
What systems are a part of the Endomembrane System?
ER, Golgie Apparatus, Lysosomes, Central Vacuole, Nuclear membrane, Plasma Membrane
ER translation
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Rough ER
Creates membranes, proteins, and transport vesicles
Smooth ER
Creates Lipids, creates and stores glycogen, stores calcium, breaksdown toxins and drugs
Golgi Apparatus
Modifies products of ER, makes some macromolecules, sorts materials into vesicles.
Mitochondria
Cellular respiration, generates ATP
Lysosomes
Vesicles containing hydrolytoc enzymes to digest macromolecules
Vacuole
Large vesicle derived from ER and Golgi
Chloroplast
Site of photosynthesis
Cytoskeleton
Network of fibers through cytoplasm. Anchors organelles. Moves organelles and cell
Micropfilament
Smaller
Cell mobility
Cytoplasmic streaming
Muscle contraction
Microtubules
Maintain cell shape
Organelle movement
Separate chromosomes for cell division
Movement of cilia and flagella
Plasmodesmata
Small pore in cell wall to allow cells to communicate
Plant cell wall substance
Cellulose