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Bio 1, 10/1/12
Flash cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an nucleus? | the control center of a cell. |
| What is nucleolus? | The nucleolus is a cellular structure found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. |
| What is a cell membrane? | The outer covering of the cell consisting of a lipid bilayer with proteins embedded in it. |
| What is cytoplasm? | The material or protoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus. |
| What are ribosomes? | a small organelle found in the cells of all lifeforms |
| What is endoplasmic reticulum- rough? | an eukaryotic organelle that forms an interconnected network of tubules, vesicles, and cisternae within cells. |
| What is endoplasmic reticulum- smooth | acts as a storage organelle. |
| What is Golgi Apparatus? | an organelle where proteins (after they are made) are transported to. |
| What is mitochondria? | An organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur. |
| What is chloroplast? | A plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place. |
| What is lysosome? | An organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane. |
| What is vacuole? | A space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically containing fluid. |
| What is cytoskeleton? | A microscopic network of protein filaments and tubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells, giving them shape and coherence. |
| What is cell wall? | A rigid layer of polysaccharides lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria |