Structural organization continued Flashcards
The cytoplasm (cyt/o= cell,-plasm=formation) includes all of the material
outside the nucleus and enclosed by the cell membrane
The cytoplasm contains ______-to supply the chemical needs of the cell
specialized appartus
What is the mitochondria?
Small sausage-shaped bodies that provide the principal source of energy thatb is stored in food.
The chemical process catabolism is when
complex foods such as sugarand fat are broken down into simpler substances and energy is released by the mitochondria.
Endoplasmic reticulum
a network(reticulum) of canals within the cell. These canals are cellular cellular tunnel systems that manufacture proteins for the cell
Ribosomes
attached to the ER. Build long chains of proteins
Anabolism
the process of building up large proteins from small protein pieces called amino acids
What makes up the cell’s metabolism?
Anabolism and catabolism
What is metabolism?
The total of the chemical processes occurring in the cell