Unit 2: Parts Of A Cell Flashcards
Function of Ribosomes
Carry out protein synthesis
Why would a human pancreas have a lot of ribosomes
Bc they have a lot of digestive enzymes
Difference between free and bound ribosomes
Free ribosomes are in the nucleus
Bound ribosomes are on the ER
Vesicles
Sacs of membrane that carry stuff throughout a cell
What does the Smooth ER do?
Synthesize lipids, detoxifies with special enzymes, stores calcium ions
Cell Theory
All living things are composed of cells and all cells come from other cells
4 things all cells have in common
- all membrane bound
- all have DNA
- all contain ribosomes
- all have cytoplasm
Where is DNA housed in prokaryotic cells
The Nucleoid
Structures found in animal cells but not plant cells
Lysosomes and centrioles
What is the cell wall made of?
Cellulose
What organelle performs photosynthesis?
Chloroplasts
What is the cell membrane composed of?
Phospholipids that form a two layer sheet called a bi-layer(head of molecule faces out, tails face in)
-also made of proteins
Difference between chromatin and chromosomes?
Chromatin makes up chromosomes
Nucleus in enclosed in_____ which is filled with _____
Nuclear envelope filled with pores
Nucleolus? What does it synthesize
A structure in the nucleus that synthesizes ribosomal RNA