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Parts of a Cell
Different functions of the parts of a cell
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
10/05/2011

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Carbohydrates
Definition
small, water-soluble sugars & large polymers made of sugars
-structural
-energy source/storage
-give molecular identity
Term
Lipids
Definition
insolubility in water; structure & function of cell membrane
-structural
-energy reserves
-hormones & vitamins
-3 types: fats & oils, phospholipids, steroids
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Proteins
Definition
polymers made up of amino acids -structure of hair/bones
-catalysts
-oxygen transport
-hormone
-immune system
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Nucleic acids
Definition
polymers made from nucleotides
-energy transfer
-storehouses of genetic information
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Cell Membrane
Definition
-Double-layered plasma membrane
-controls exchange of materials in & out of cell
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Cytoplasm
Definition
-mixture of molecules & organelles (membrane-enclosed structures)
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Endoplasmic reticulum
Definition
(folds, sorts, and ships proteins: -outer surface of rough ER is covered in ribosomes
-smooth ER has no ribosomes
-Ribosomes involved in protein synthesis (of polypeptides)
-Lumen: space inside ER
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Golgi Complex
Definition
-modifies and sorts vesicles with proteins from the RER into other vesicles
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Lysosomes
Definition
-cytoplasmic disposal sites
-Contain digestive enzymes (made in the RER); go to Golgi to be repackaged & modified, then form lysosomes
-processing/recycling centers
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Mitochondria
Definition
-site of energy conversion
-Have inner & outer membrane
-Have circular DNA molecules; are self-replicating
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Nucleus
Definition
-enclosed by double membrane (nuclear envelope) studded w/ pores (communication b/w nucleus & cytoplasm)
-nucleoli (sing. nucleolus) synthesize ribosomes
-Chromatin are in nucleus (condense to form chromosomes as the cell prepares to divide)
-Sex chromosomes determine sex -Autosomes are all other chromosomes
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