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Bio100 ch. 1
Evolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What’s the function of the smooth ER? | It synthesizes lipids, metabolizes carbohydrates, detoxifies drugs and poisons (that’s why we have tons of it in the liver), and stores calcium ions. |
| What are the functions of ER? | Folds newly made proteins, may tag the protein with a carbohydrate chain, and creates transport vesicles that go to the golgi. |
| What are the functions of Golgi apparatus? | It modifies products of the ER, sorts and packages materials into transport vesicles, and produces lysosomes. Structure: consists of flattened sacs called cisternae |