Cell Ultrastructure Flashcards
What is the nucleus surrounded by?
The Nuclear Envelope-A double Membrane.
In what type of cell is a nucleus found?
All Eukaryotic (other than RBC)
How is the nucleus separated from the cytoplasm?
A Double Membrane
What is the size of the nucleus?
Relatively Large
What does the nuclear envelope contain?
Pores
What does the pores in the nuclear envelope allow?
Molecules (mRNA and ribosomes) to enter and leave the nucleus.
What 2 other features does the nucleus contain?
Chromatin and nucleolus
What is the nucleolus a site of?
Site of ribosome production.
What is chromatin?
Chromosomes made of sections of linear DNA tightly wound around proteins called histones.
What are the two types of Endoplasmic Reticulum?
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER)Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
Which Cells is RER found?
Plant and Animal Cells
What is the surface of RER covered in?
Ribosomes
What is RER formed of?
Continuous folas of membrane with the nuclear envelope.
What does the RER process?
Proteins made by the ribosomes.
Where is the ER found?
Plant and Animal Cells.
What on the surface does RER have that ER doesn’t have?
Ribosomes, function is distinct to the RER.
What processes is the RER involved in and for what molecules?
Production, Processing and storage of lipids, carbohydrates and steroids.
Where is the Golgi Apparatus found?
Plant and Animal Cells
What is the Golgi Apparatus like?
Flattened sacs of membrane, similar to the ER.
What is the role of the Golgi Apparatus?
Modifies proteins and lipids before packaging them into Golgi vesicles.
What does the Golgi Vesicles do?
Transport proteins and lipids to destination.
What happens to the proteins that go through the Golgi apparatus?
Usually exported, then put into lysosomes or delivered to membrane bound organelles.
Where are ribosomes found?
In all cells.
Which part of the cell are ribosomes found?
Found freely in the cytoplasm of all cells or as part of the RER.