Eukaryotic Cells Flashcards
Unique Features to animal cells include?
- Lysomes
- Centrioles
- Flagella
Unique Features to plant cells include?
- chloroplasts
- central vacole & tonoplasts
- cell wall
- plasmodesmata
Where are ribosomes assembled?
Nucleolus
Nucleus is surrounded by?
A double nuclear membrane
The interior of the nucleus contains?
DNA + protein = chromatin
What do Ribosomes do?
Perform protein synthesis, through translation of mRNA into proteins.
Where are Ribosomes located?
Free in the cytoplasm and attached to the rough ER.
What do ribosomes consist of?
A large and a small subunit
What is the major organelle for protein synthesis?
Rough ER
From the ER proteins are packaged and sent where in vesicles?
Golgi Endomembrane System
Where is the site of respiration?
Mitochondria
How many membranes does the Mitochondria have?
2 membranes, outer is smooth and inner is folded into cristae.
What organelle is semi-autonomous with there own DNA and Ribosomes?
Mitochondria
What type of organelles are Chloroplasts?
Plastid
What are the names of the 3 membranes of the Chloroplast?
Outer, inner and thylakoid