Chapter 2 Quiz Flashcards
High Energy Compounds
cytosol
What are the membrane packets of oxidative enzymes.
peroxisomes
Which organelles are considered to be the power centers of the cells?
mitochondria
What are the specialized organelles found in all higher plant cells?
chloroplasts
Which is the outermost layer of skin?
epidermis
Which is the prickle cell layer?
stratum spinosum
Which layer of skin is only seen in the thick epidermis?
stratum lucidum
What is the process of dead cells that gradually break apart and are lost?
desquamation
An abnormal growth of skin cells is called?
skin cancer
What is the function of ribosomes?
protein synthesis
The ER membrane is continuous with which structure?
outer nuclear membrane
Which cell structure is made up of a double layer of phospholipids (lipid bilayer)
cell membrane
In the mitochondria, where is the sugar combined with oxygen to produce ATP?
christae
Which structures contain hydrolytic enzymes necessary for inner cellular metabolism?
lysosomes
Which structures package cell secretions such as hormones and neurotransmitters?
secretory vesicles
