The Cells Flashcards
Rough endoplasmic reticulum / Ribosome functions
Ribosomes take DNA/RNA and turn them into functional proteins
Nucleus contains
DNA in the form of chromosomes
Chromosomes are
Condensed form of DNA
Cytoplasm is
all the fluid within the cells & organelles
Nucleus contains
All the DNA & RNA
What is chromatin
the tangled spread out form of DNA found inside the nuclear membrane
Where are ribosomes made
Inside the nucleus, in the nucleolus
Ribosomes function
synthesising/making proteins
endoplasmic reticulum functions
membrane enclosed passageway for transporting materials i.e. proteins
how do proteins leave the ER
by vesicles
Function of Golgi apparatus (initial)
to receive the protein containing vesicles
function internally of the Golgi apparatus
Customise proteins into forms that the cell can use
by changing shape and adding other materials onto them
lysosome function
remove damaged or worn out cell parts by using enzymes which can break them down
mitochondria function
powerhouse of the cell - making ATP through cellular respiration
what cells are pluripotent
stem cells
the process that allows stem cells to transform into any kind of cell is known as cell
differentiation
two types of adult stem cells
embryonic stem cells, adult/somatic stem cells
haemoglobin binds to what
oxygen