Organelles

Question 1

Nucleus

Answer 1

Double membrane organelle w/pores

contains the cell’s DNA

Question 2

what is the function of the nucleus and what disease is associated with the nucleus?

Answer 2

Brain of the cell, directs cell activity

disease: cancer

Question 3

Mitochondria

Answer 3

Double membrane organelle, holds the matrix and mtDNA.

Question 4

What is the function and what disease is associated with mitochondria?

Answer 4

Power house of the cell, responsible for energy production (ATP)

Diseases: muscle disorders

Question 5

Lysosomes

Answer 5

membrane enclosed sacs that contain digestive enzymes

Question 6

What is the function and what disease is associated with lysosomes?

Answer 6

Breakdown of intracellular debris

Disease: Tay sachs

Question 7

Ribosomes

Answer 7

attach to ER (endoplasmic reticulum) give it the rough look

Question 8

What is the function and what disease if any associated with ribosomes?

Answer 8

Responsible for protein synthesis, translates mRNA into protein

Disease: none, not compatible with life

Question 9

Cytoskeleton

Answer 9

structure of the cell

Question 10

what is the function and what disease is associated with cytoskeleton?

Answer 10

its the structural support of the cell

disease: smoking impairs ability to clear particulates from trachea

Question 11

Peroxisomes

Answer 11

membrane enclosed sacs with enzymes that breakdown

Question 12

What is the function and what disease is associated with Peroxisomes?

Answer 12

enzymes break down free radicals

no disease

Question 13

microfilaments

Answer 13

long, thin, stringy, proteins

Question 14

what is the function and what disease is associated with with the microfilaments?

Answer 14

the help cells move

disease: smoking impairs ability to clear particulates from trachea

Question 15

microtubules

Answer 15

thick and strong

Question 16

what is the function and what disease is associated with microtubules?

Answer 16

moves chromosomes and organisms (flagella &Cilia)

Disease: smoking because it impairs ability to clear particulates from the trachea

Question 17

Intermediate filaments

Answer 17

Strong rope like (in between)

Question 18

what is the function and what disease is associated with intermediate filaments?

Answer 18

mainly structural providing strength and support

disease: smoking impairs ability to clear particulates from trachea

Question 19

Golgi Apparatus

Answer 19

Stack of flattened membranes

Question 20

What is the function of golgi apparatus and what disease is associated with it?

Answer 20

receives protein from rough ER that modifies, packages, sorts and delivers to other organelles/plasma

no disease

Question 21

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 21

squiggly and bumpy membrane bound w/ ribosomoes

Question 22

what is the Function of Rough ER and what disease is associated with it?

Answer 22

a vessel for the ribosomes to attach to, and absorbs the protein from the ribosome

no diease

Question 23

Smooth Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 23

membrane bound, smooth similar and squiggly

Question 24

what is the Function of Smooth ER

Answer 24

site of lipid synthesis, detoxification of drugs and alcohol

Question 25

Centrioles/ Centrosome

Answer 25

centriole looks like licorice, centrosome is what has enclosed the centriole

Question 26

what is the function and what disease is associated with centrioles/ centrosome?

Answer 26

organize microtubules that attach to chromosomes during mitosis

male sterility (flagella made from microtubules)

Question 27

Nucleolus

Answer 27

small circular structure within nucleus

Question 28

what is the function of the nucleolus?

Answer 28

Synthesizes rRNA and assembles ribosomes in the nucleus