cell structures: animal cell

Question 1

what is an animal cell ?

Answer 1

a eukaryotic cell that has a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

Question 2

what is a cell membrane ?

Answer 2

a barrier between the inside of the cell and outside

made out of a phospholipid bilayer

Question 3

RER ?

Answer 3

series of membrane bound organelles / sacs

protein synthesis

Question 4

cytoplasm ?

Answer 4

jelly like substance where chemical reactions occur

Question 5

golgi body ?

Answer 5

flattened membrane bound sacs

modify and package protiens into vesicles

Question 6

vesicle ?

Answer 6

membrane bound sac

containing molecules and transporting them inside the cell

Question 7

ribosome ?

Answer 7

protien sythesis

80s

Question 8

SER ?

Answer 8

no ribosomes on the surface

membrane bound sac

stored lipids and carbohydrates

Question 9

lysosome ?

Answer 9

vesicle containing digestive enzymes

hydrolyse worn out organelles

destroy and hydrolyse pathogens

Question 10

centrioles ?

Answer 10

involved in cell division

Question 11

nucleus ?

Answer 11

double membraned with gaps called nuclear pores

holds and stores genetic information in the form of chromatin

Question 12

nucleolus ?

Answer 12

dense sphere inside nucleus

Question 13

mitochondria ?

Answer 13

aerobic respiration to produce atp

70s

matrix (like the cytoplasm)

circular dna

inner membrane to increase surface area