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Vocab List 4
4th list of vocab words
Question | Answer |
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Vacuole | Storage and breakdown of substances, responsible for turgor pressure in plants |
Peroxisomes | Break down peroxide |
Lysosome | Use acid hydrolases to break down macromolecules (like stomach of the cell) |
Ribosomes | Large subunit and small subunit, half RNA, half protein, responsible for protein synthesis |
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum | Sheets of membrane with ribosomes on surface, performs protein synthesis and glycosylation |
Glycosylation | Adds sugars to proteins |
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum | Tubular sheets of membrane, place of lipid and membrane synthesis, Calcium storage, Detoxifixation and metabolism |
Golgi Apparatus | Packaging center of the cell, where proteins are modified, sorted, and packed into vesicles to be sent to final locations |
Cytoskeleton | Network of molecules in cell made of actin microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules, gives structure to cells, is involved in intracellular transport and cell movement |
Actin | Usually found beneath plasma membrane, gives shape to cells, involved in cell movement |
Intermediate Filaments | Very strong, form scaffolding of cell |
Microtubules | Hollow tubes made of tubulin proteins, make up spindle fibers, involved in intracellular movement, make up flagellum |
Cilia | Made of microtubules, used to move a cell through liquid |
Flagella | Made of microtubules, used to move cell through liquid, tail-like projection (ex. Sperm) |