Study Guide Chapter 5 Flashcards
What is the difference between the cytosol and the cytoplasm of a cell
What are the 4 major organelles involved with protein synthesis?
What are the major parts of the nucleus and what do they do (in general terms)?
How are ribosomes structured and what do they do in the cell
What is synthesized in the rough ER?
What is synthesized in the smooth ER?
Where are proteins used for membranes synthesized?
-What are the three parts of the Golgi complex and how are they positioned relative
to the cell nucleus?
Where are proteoglycans made?
Where is ATP generated in the cell?
What is the general structure of a mitochondrion? Where are the ribosomes and
mtDNA located?
Which organelles contain a single layered membrane?
Which organelles contain a doubled-
layer membrane?
Which organelle discussed in this chapter does not have an
plasma membrane?
Where is cholesterol made?
What is the function of a lysosome?
Lysosomes contain potent enzymes that break down macromolecules at the end of their lifespan
What is the function of a peroxisome?
Responsible for detoxification of peroxides that would otherwise damage the cell. Within liver cells peroxisome participate in cholesterol and bile acid synthesis. Involved in the synthesis of myelin.
