Cells & Organelles Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

nuclear pores

A

holes in nuclear envelope allowing molecules to travel in and out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

nuclear lamina

A
  • provides structural suppport to nucleus
  • regulates DNA organization, replication, and cell division
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

nucleolus

A

where rRNA is produced

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

transcription in eukaryotes

A

nucleus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

eukaryotic ribosomal subunits

A

60s and 40s to make 80s

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

prokaryotic ribosomal subunits

A

30s and 50s to make 70s

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

where are free floating ribosomes

A

cytosol

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

rough ER is continuous with…

A

outer membrane of the nuclear envelope

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

glycosylation

A

process of adding carbohydrate to a protein

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

smooth ER

A

synthesize lipids, steriod hormones, detoxify cells which are essential for energy storage, membrane function, and hormone communication

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

cis face

A

where incoming vesicles enter the Golgi apparatusn

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

trans face

A

where ER products exit the Golgi apparatus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

smooth ER

A

synthesize lipids, steriod hormones which are essential for energy storage, membrane function, and hormone communication

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

glycosylation

A

process of adding carbohydrate to a protein

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

lysosome

A

hydrolyzes breaks down substances because designed to function in low pH
* function in apoptosis, breakdown of nutrients, bacteria, and cell debris

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

tonoplast

A

found in central vacuoles and help maintain cell ridgidity by exerting tugor

15
Q

contractile vacuoles

A

in single-celled organisms collect and pump excess water out of cell
* prevent cell lysis

16
Q

endomembrane system

A

group of organells and membranes that work together to modify, package, and transport proteins and lipids entering/exiting

17
Q

organelles in endomembrane system

A

rough/smooth ER, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, vacuoles, and cell membrane

18
Q

perioxisomes

A

function to breakdown substances
* generates H2O2 and produces ROS
* contain catalase to breakdown

19
Q

centrosome

A

contains pair of centrioles

20
Q

microfilaments

A

made of actin and aid in cell motility

21
Q

microfilament function

A
  1. cleavage furrow
  2. cyclosis
  3. muscle contraction
22
Q

clevage furrow

A

during cell division, myosin motors and actin microfilaments from contractile rings that split the cell

23
Q

cyclosis (cytoplasmic streaming)

A

flow of cytoplasm inside the cell

24
Q

glycosylation

A

process of adding carbohydrate to a protein

24
Q

smooth ER

A

synthesize lipids, steriod hormones which are essential for energy storage, membrane function, and hormone communication

25
Q

muscle contraction

A

actin microfilaments have directionality that contributes to muscle contraction

26
Q

what are microtubule walls made of

A

tubulin

27
Q

microtubule arrangement in centriole

A

9 x 3