Vacuole Flashcards
What is a plant cell’s vacuole?
Maintain turgor pressure to keep the cell from wilting.
What is an animal cell’s vacuole?
Storage of nutrients, ions, and water.
Anima and plant cells have common features. What are they?
These are the nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, mitochondria, and ribosomes.
How are chloroplasts and mitochondria similar?
They are both sites for ATP synthesis.
What is the main function of the endomembrane system?
It is the synthesis and modification of proteins and lipids.
What is a biological system?
It is also called organ system or body system. It is a group of organs that work together to perform certain tasks.
What does a biological system requires?
It requires buffers which are molecules that donate or accept protons to resist drastic change in pH.
In cells, ___ will not proceed without ___ which act as a catalysts of biological reactions.
Metabolic reactions, enzymes
What are phospholipids?
Phospholipids are the type of lipids that are biological component of plasma membranes.
