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Cellular Components Flashcards

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What is the function of the Plasma membrane?

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Compartmentalisation
Selective permeability
Transport of materials
Endocytosis
Exocytosis
Signal transduction
Intracellular adhesion and recognition

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What is the function of the Nucleus?

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Contains the genetic information of the cell (DNA , RNA and nucleoproteins)

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What is the densely coiled DNA called that is visible in a TEM image?

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Heterochromatin

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What is the dispersed/loosely coiled DNA called that is not visible in a TEM image?

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Euchromatin

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What is the function of the Nucleolus?

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The site of rRNA ( Ribosomal RNA) synthesis for ribosome assembly

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What is the function of the Nuclear envelope?

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The double membrane of specialised ER surrounding the nuclear space

Contains nuclear pores

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What is the function of the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER)?

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ER with associated ribosomes
Synthesises extracellular proteins

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What is the function of Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER)?

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Lipid biosynthesis
Intracellular transport

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What is the function of free Ribosomes?

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Produce intracellular proteins for the cyytoplasm

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What is cisternae?

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Flattened sacs

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What is the function of the Golgi Apparatus?

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Packages and processes (modifies) extracellular proteins synthesised by the RER

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Describe the polarity of the Golgi apparatus

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Proteins migrate form the convex end to the concave end of the stack

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Which side of the Golgi apparatus do the vesicles leave?

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Concave face

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What can the vesicles leaving the concave face of the Golgi apparatus go on to do?

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Lysosome assembly
Further processing
Secretion

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What is the function of Lysosomes?

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Contain Hydrolase enzymes
Digest and breakdown things they fuse with

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How are lysosomal membranes protected from the digestive enzymes they contain?

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They are highly glycosylated

17
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What is the function of Peroxisomes ?

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Neede for oxidative reactions
Needed in detoxification

18
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What is the function of Mitochondria?

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Generate energy rich ATP molecules

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What is the function of the cytoskeleton?

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Maintaining and changing cell shape

20
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What are the 3 main types of cytoskeleton?

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Microfilaments
Intermediate filaments
Microtubules

21
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What do microtubules do?

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Allow for transport of substances through the cell

22
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What do intermediate filaments do?

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Form tough suppporting network within the cytoplasm

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