Quiz 2 Flashcards
Protein
Used in cells as
enzymes -control chemical reactions
Membrane proteins - structural components like hair and muscle fibres
Energy source
20 diff Amnio acids
CHONS
Lipid
Energy supply
Storage
Structural components of cell membranes
FATTY acids and glycerol
CHO
Carbs
Energy supply and storage (glucose, glycogen, starch)
Structural components (cellulose in plant cell walls, chitin in insect exoskeletons)
CHO
Simple sugars - glucose
Nucleic acids
Carry genetic material
Protein synthesis
CHONP
NUCLEOTIDES
Prokaryotic
no membrane bound
nucleus and organelles
unicellular
bacteria
Eukaryotic
Unicellular or multicellular
animal, plant, protist, fungi
Animal cells
No cell wall, chloroplast, large central vacuole
smaller vacuoles
centrioles - involved in cell division
Human examples
Nerve
Blood
Glandular
Lining
muscle
Plant cells
cell wall
chloroplasts
large central vacuole
eg. root cells
epidermal leaf cells
palisade