Vesicles

Question 1

What are vesicles?

Answer 1

Vesicles are small membrane-bound sacs that are present in a cell.

Question 2

What is the task of the vesicles?

Answer 2

Vesicles divide some materials from the rest of the cytoplasm and transport these materials from place to place within the cell.

Question 3

For what do cells need vesicles?

Answer 3

Cells need vesicles to separate reactants for various chemical reactions until it is time for them to be used.

Question 4

What is special about vesicles?

Answer 4

Vesicles are generally short-lived and are formed and

recycled as needed.

Question 5

What happens after a protein has been made?

Answer 5

After a protein has been made, part of the endoplasmic reticulum pinches off to form a vesicle surrounding the protein. Protected by the vesicle, the protein can be safely transported to the Golgi apparatus.

Question 6

What happens then in the Golgi apparatus?

Answer 6

In the Golgi apparatus any necessary modifications are made and the protein is packaged inside a new vesicle for storage, transport or secretion.

Question 7

REMEMBER!

Answer 7

Vesicles isolate and transport specific molecules!