Organelles Flashcards
1
Q
Rough ER
A
-has ribosomes
-makes proteins
2
Q
Smooth ER
A
-synthesizes lipids
-detoxify drugs, poisons
3
Q
Ribosomes
A
-assemble / links proteins from amino acids
4
Q
Golgi Body
A
- packages secretions before they leave the cell
5
Q
Lysosomes
A
- recycle, break down material
6
Q
Peroxisomes
A
- breaks down fatty acids
- converts H2O2 to water
- detoxify toxis
7
Q
Mitochondria
A
- converts food to energy
8
Q
Chloroplast
A
- green pigment
- does photosynthesis
9
Q
Leukoplast
A
- colorless, stores starch
10
Q
Chromoplast
A
- gives flowers, ripe fruits, leaves color
11
Q
Vacuole
A
- stores water, waste, food
12
Q
Microtubules
A
- structural support
- makes spindle fibers
13
Q
Microfilaments
A
- aid cell in shape and mobility
- makes myofibrils
14
Q
Centrioles
A
- where spindle fibers originate for mitosis (cell division)
15
Q
Nucleus
A
- brain of the cell
- stores genetic information
