Test 2 Flashcards
What are the 3 Domains of life?
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
What Domain is prokaryotic cells a part of?
Bacteria and Archaea
What Domain is Eukaryotic cells a part of?
Eukarya
What are the cell shapes of bacteria?
Bacilli, Cocci, and Spirilla
What are two examples of cyanobacteria?
Oscillatoria and Gloeocapsa
What does the plasma membrane do?
regulates what passes into and out of the cell. Cell to cell recognition, connection and adhesion cell communication.
What does the Nucleus do?
Instruction for protein synthesis and cell reproduction contains genetic information.
What does the Nucleolus do?
Synthesis of RNA and ribosomes assembly.
What does the Ribosomes do?
It is the site of protein synthesis.
What does the Golgi apparatus do?
Packages protein for export from the cell; forms secretory vesicles.
What do lysosomes do?
Digests worn out organelles and cell debris; digests materials taken up by endocytosis.
What do Micro bodies do?
Isolates particular chemical activities from the rest of the cell?
What does the mitochondria do?
Power plants of the cell: sites of oxidative metabolism.
What does chloroplasts do?
It is the site of photosynthesis.
What does the cytoskeleton do?
It provides structural support; cell movement.
What do flagellas do?
It provides mobility or move fluids over surfaces.
What does the cell wall do?
It provides protection and support.
What does the rough ER do?
It synthesizes protein.
What does the smooth ER do?
It synthesis phospholipids and carbohydrates.