Organelles Flashcards
Contains chromatin (DNA)
Nucleus
Euchromatin characteristics
Uncoiled
Active transcription
Heterochromatin characteristics
Coiled
Inactive
Protein factories
Ribosomes
Free ribosomes are used _____ the cell
INSIDE
ER bound ribosomes have to transport proteins ______
OUTSIDE CELL in order to be used
Create membrane & secretory proteins
What is the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER)?
Package proteins for secretion
Golgi Apparatus
Ships proteins out
RER->cis face [golgi] trans face->secretory vesicles, plasma membrane, lysosomes
Vesicles with enzymes to process/degrade
A “trash bin”
Lysosome
ATP synthesis
Mitochondria
Outer membrane of mitochondria is described as _____
Smooth
The inner membrane of mitochondria has shelves that are referred to as_____
Cristae
(In steroid hormone producing cells)
Organelle that detoxifies and makes steroid hormones
Smooth ER