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Eukaryotic cell structures 1 Flashcards

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What is the role of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

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Responsible for lipid and carbohydrate synthesis and storage

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What is the role of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

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Responsible for synthesis and transport of proteins

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What does the nucleolus do?

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Produces ribosomes

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What does the nucleus do?

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Controls the metabolic processes within the cells

Controls protein synthesis

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What do the nuclear pores do?

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Allow things to go in and out of the cell

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What does the golgi body do?

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Modifies and packages proteins

Produces secretory products

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What do ribosomes do?

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They are the site of protein synthesis

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What does mitochondria do?

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Site of cellular respiration

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What do vesicles do?

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Transport organelles around the cell

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What do lysosomes do?

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They are a type of vesicle

That contains hydrolytic enzymes that break down waste materials in the cell

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What do chloroplasts do?

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They are the site of photosynthesis

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What do centrioles do?

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Assemble and organize spindle fibers in cell division

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What do flagella do?

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Enable cells to move

Detect chemical changes

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What do cilia do?

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Stationary cilia - nose

Mobile cilia - create a current, they sweep mucus away from the throat

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What is the function of the cell wall?

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Provides a barrier

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What is a membrane bound organelle?

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They have their own membrane that holds them together

17
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What shape is the DNA in a pro cell?

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Circular

18
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What shape is the DNA in a eukaryotic cell?

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Linear

19
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What is the cell wall made of in fungi?

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Chitin

20
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What is the cell wall made of plants?

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cellulose

21
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Do eukaryotic cells have membrane bound organelles?

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yes, they have both

22
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What is the difference between the ribosomes in a eukaryotic cell and a prokaryotic cell?

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Eukaryotic ribosomes are bigger

23
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What is the size of a ribosomes in a eukaryotic cell?

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80s

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What is the size of a ribosome in a prokaryotic cell?

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70s

25
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How do prokaryotic cells reproduce?

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Binary fission

26
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What type of cell is a eukaryotic cell?

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Unicellular and multicellular

27
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What is the prokaryotic cell wall made from?

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Peptidoglycan

28
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What penetrates the cell wall in a plant cell?

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The plasmodesmata

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