General Flashcards
1
Q
Define and desrcibe cells.
A
Fundamental and functional units of ORG.
- deliminating space with specialized organelles
- metabolism and homeostasis
- reproduction
- growth
- responsive
2
Q
What are the structures of prokaryotic cells?
A
- chromosomes in nucleoid region
- plasmids
- ribosomes
- food granules
- PM
- cell wall
- cytoplasm
- slime layers and capsules
- sex pili
- flagellas
3
Q
What are the structures of eukaryotic cells?
A
- nucleus (nuclear envelope with pores, nucleolus, chromatin)
- centrioles
- rER, sER
- Golgi apparatus
- microtubules
- microfillaments
- PM
- cytosol
- ribosomes (free/ER bound)
- peroxisomes
- mitochondria
- other enclosed vesicles
- some may have flagellas
4
Q
What is the difference between prokaryots and eukaryots?
A
P: smaller (1-5um), less specialized organelles, no membrane enclosed organelles, DNA not enclosed,
