Chapter 4/5 (#2) Flashcards
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Intracellular Membranes
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- synthesis, storage, transport/ export molecules
2
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ER:
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
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Smooth ER (SER)
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- tubular
- synthesis of lipids, cholesterol, vitamin D
- detox of poisons
4
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Rough ER (RER)
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- flattened sacs ribosomes
- synthesis of PROTEINS
5
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Transport Vesicles
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-membrane sacs, carry ER products
6
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Golgi Apparatus
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- parallel flattened compartments
- packages lipids/ proteins
-DIRECTS transport to other sites
(mailman of cell)
7
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Lysosomes
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- permanent vesicles
- contain digestive ENZYMES
8
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_______ recycle worn out cell parts,
break down ingested debris
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Lysosomes
9
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Peroxisome
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- breaks DOWN hydrogen peroxide
- H2O2 can damage cell
- H2O2 is byproduct of rxns
10
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Mitochondrion
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- provides energy for cellular activities
- breakdown carbon containing molecules
- process is called AEROBIC RESPIRATION*
11
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Mitochondria are MOST abundant in cells with a…
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- high activity level
- muscle cells have MOST mitochondria
12
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Mitochondria have their OWN…
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- DNA
- ribosomes
- reproductive cycle
13
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Specialized Structures
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-only found in certain cell types
14
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Plastids
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- found in plants AND protistans
- harvest solar energy
- store materials
15
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Chloroplasts
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- convert solar energy into chemical energy in form of CARBON compounds…
- photosynthesis
- have their own DNA
- originated via endosymbiosis