Questions and Answers
In what organelle does cellular respiration take place?
Mitochondria
Name two storage organelles.
Vacuole and Vesicle
What is the list of organelles that take part in making proteins?
Ribosomes, ER, Golgi apparatus, Vesicle, Nucleus
How is the nucleus involved in making proteins?
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What organelle is considered a 'factory', because it takes in raw materials and converts them to cell products?
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What do ribosomes do? Are they found freely floating in the cytoplasm, attached to another organelle, or both?
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What does the endoplasmic reticulum do?
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What is the difference between rough ER and smooth ER?
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What are lysosomes? What types of molecules would be found inside a lysosome?
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What is a centriole? In what type of cell (plant or animal) is it found?
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Study Notes
Cellular Respiration
- Takes place in the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell where energy production occurs.
Storage Organelles
- Vacuoles store materials like water, nutrients, and waste.
- Vesicles also store and transport materials within the cell.
Protein Synthesis Organelles
- Ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi apparatus, vesicles, and the nucleus work collectively to synthesize proteins.
Nucleus Function
- Produces the amino acid sequence for proteins via DNA processes such as transcription and translation.
Mitochondria as "Factory"
- Considered a factory due to its role in converting raw materials into usable cell products through cellular respiration.
Ribosomes Functionality
- Synthesize proteins and link amino acids.
- Exist as free ribosomes in the cytoplasm or bound to the rough ER.
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
- Main function is to manufacture and transport materials within the cell.
Rough vs. Smooth ER
- Rough ER has ribosomes on its surface, responsible for protein synthesis.
- Smooth ER lacks ribosomes, involved in lipid synthesis and detoxification processes.
Lysosomes
- Organelles filled with enzymes that break down cellular materials and waste products.
- Responsible for digesting macromolecules and recycling cellular components.
Centrioles
- Structures involved in cell division, found only in animal cells.
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