Essential Cell Structures And Functions Flashcards

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1
Q

Where is the RNA made?

A

Nucleus

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2
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What are protein complexes composed of two subunits?

A

RNA

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3
Q

Where Is the site of cell respiration?

A

Mitochondria

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4
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What has a double membrane with pours?

A

Nuclear envelope

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5
Q

Which ER is studded with ribosomes?

A

Rough

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6
Q

What can be found alone in the cytoplasm or attached to the Endoplasmic Reticulum?

A

Ribosomes

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7
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What do ribosomes do alone in the cytoplasm?

A

Make proteins for use within the cell.

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8
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Where are vesicles then pinched off from the Golgi body to be secreted?

A

Golgi apparatus

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9
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What do ribosomes do when attached to RER?

A

Makes proteins for export out of the cell.

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10
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Which ER lacks ribosomes?

A

Smooth

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11
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What contains a green pigment call chlorophyll that absorbs sunlight in photosynthesis?

A

Chloroplast

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12
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Which ER is the site of phospholipid synthesis and the packaging of protein into vesicles?

A

Smooth

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13
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What are vesicles produced by the Golgi apparatus?

A

Lysosomes

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14
Q

What is the largest organelle?

A

Nucleus

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15
Q

What has outer and inner membranes in its structure?

A

Mitochondria

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16
Q

Which ER is attached to the nuclear membrane?

A

Rough

17
Q

What has chromatin and ribosomal subunits?

A

Nucleolus

18
Q

Very active cells have more ________.

A

Mitochondria

19
Q

What is the site where cell products are packaged for export?

A

Golgi apparatus

20
Q

What is assembled in the nucleolus?

A

Ribosomes

21
Q

What transports materials through the cell?

A

ER

22
Q

What controls protein synthesis?

A

Nucleus

23
Q

What is made up of a phospholipid bilayer with transport proteins and cholesterol?

A

Cell membrane

24
Q

What is involved in the production of lysosomes?

A

Golgi apparatus

25
Q

What contains digestive enzymes and are involved in intracellular digestion of food particles, disease causing bacteria and worn out cell parts?

A

Lysosomes

26
Q

What is the “powerhouse of the cell”?

A

Mitochondria

27
Q

What is the brain of the cell?

A

Nucleus

28
Q

What is the site of protein synthesis?

A

Ribosomes

29
Q

What is the site of cell photosynthesis?

A

Chloroplast

30
Q

Which ER is the site of protein synthesis and processing?

A

Rough

31
Q

Where are proteins modified by being combined with fats or carbohydrates?

A

Golgi apparatus

32
Q

What is larger and more complex than mitichondria?

A

Chloroplast

33
Q

What acts as a container, storing water and dissolved particles?

A

Vacuole

34
Q

What is a collection of Golgi bodies?

A

Golgi apparatus

35
Q

Plants have a large central ______ for water storage.

A

Vacuole

36
Q

What controls what leaves and enters the cell?

A

Cell membrane

37
Q

Unicellular animals can use contractile ______ for movement.

A

Vacuoles