Organelle Quiz Flashcards
Nucleus
storehouse for genetic material (DNA)
Nuclear envelope
Pierced with holes called pores allowing molecule to pass.
Nucleolus
Inside nucleus makes ribosomes
Cytoplasm
Mostly made with water/ most chemical reaction occur there
Ribosome
Produces protein
ER
Endoplasmic reticulum
Rough ER
Studded with ribosome and Makes proteins
Smooth ER
Makes lipids and helps break down chemicals
Golgi apparatus
Cell’s “post office” packages proteins
Vesicles
membrane-bound sacs that transport materials from place to place, even outside of the cell
Protein Trafficking
Proteins made in the rough ER travel to the Golgi and are Golgi Apparatus packaged in vesicles before reaching the cell membrane (plasma)
Lysosomes are
suicide sacs or the trash man
Lysosomes Found ONLY in ______?
Animal cells
Lysosomes Contains____________ that break down damaged and old cell parts
enzymes
Lysosomes Defends the cell from invading_________and viruses
bacteria