ULTRASTRUCTURE OF THE CELL Flashcards
Smooth Endoplasmic reticulum
Store lipids and steroids
Cell wall
protects the cell
Golgi apparatus
Packages protein into vesicles
Lysosome
Vesicles containing digestive enzymes
Pili
Hair like structures on the surface
Nucleus
Contains DNA in chromosomes
Cytoplasm
Site of chemical reactions for metabolism
Plasmid
Extra DNA in a loop within prokaryotic cells
80s ribosomes
Synthesises proteins in eukaryotic cells
Secretory vesicles
Allow cell products to be transported
Cell membrane
Controls movement into and out of cells
Mitochondria
Site of aerobic respiration
Centrioles
Form a spindle to separate replicated DNA during cell division
nucleoid
Region of naked DNA free in the cytoplasm
Slime capsule
Prevents the cell from drying out and offers some protection against chemicals