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7-2 Eukaryotic Cell Structure
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2. Eukaryotic Cell Structures
Structures within a eukaryotic cell that perform important cellular functions are known as organelles.
Cell biologists divide the eukaryotic cell into two major parts: the nucleus and the cytoplasm.
The Cytoplasm is the portion of the cell outside the nucleus.
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3. Eukaryotic Cell Structures
Plant Cell
Nucleolus
Nucleus
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Nuclear envelope
Ribosome (free)
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosome (attached)
Cell wall
Golgi apparatus
Cell membrane
Chloroplast
Mitochondrion
Vacuole
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4. Eukaryotic Cell Structures
Animal Cell
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Nucleolus
Nucleus
Ribosome (free)
Nuclear envelope
Cell membrane
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosome (attached)
Centrioles
Golgi apparatus
Mitochondrion
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5. What is the function of the cell wall?
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The cell wall is a strong supporting layer around the cell membrane in plants, algae, and some bacteria
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7. What is the function of the cell membrane?
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The cell membrane is a thin, flexible barrier around a cell that regulates what enters and leaves the cell
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Nucleus
What is the function of the nucleus?
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Nucleus
Nucleus
The nucleus is the control center of the cell.
The nucleus contains nearly all the cell's DNA and with it the coded instructions for making proteins and other important molecules.
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Nucleus
The granular material in the nucleus is called chromatin which consists of DNA bound to protein.
Chromosomes contain the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next.
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Nucleus
What is the function of the nuclear envelope?
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Nucleus
The nuclear envelope allows material to move in and out of the nucleus through nuclear pores.
Nuclear envelope
Nuclear pores
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Nucleus
What is the function of the nucleolus?
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Nucleus
Most nuclei also contain a nucleolus.
The nucleolus is where the assembly of ribosomes begins.
Nucleolus
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Ribosomes
What is the function of the ribosomes?
Ribosomes
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Ribosomes
Ribosomes
One of the most important jobs carried out in the cell is making proteins.
Proteins are assembled on ribosomes.
Ribosomes are small particles of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm.
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18. Endoplasmic Reticulum
What is the function of the endoplasmic reticulum?
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19. Endoplasmic Reticulum
Endoplasmic Reticulum: There are two types of ER—rough and smooth.
The portion of the ER involved in protein synthesis is called rough endoplasmic reticulum, or rough ER.
Smooth ER contains collections of enzymes that perform specialized tasks, such as synthesis of membrane lipids and detoxification of drugs.
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Golgi Apparatus
What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?
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Golgi Apparatus
The Golgi apparatus modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials from the endoplasmic reticulum for storage in the cell or secretion outside the cell.
From the Golgi apparatus, proteins are then “shipped” to their final destinations throughout the cell or outside of the cell.
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Golgi Apparatus
What is the function of lysosomes?
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Lysosomes
Lysosomes
Lysosomes are small organelles filled with enzymes.
Lysosomes break down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell.
Lysosomes also break down organelles that have outlived their usefulness.
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Vacuoles
What is the function of vacuoles?
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Vacuoles
Vacuoles
Vacuoles store materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates.
In many plant cells there is a single, large central vacuole filled with liquid.
The pressure of the central vacuole allows plants to support heavy structures such as leaves and flowers.
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26. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
What is the function of the mitochondria?
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27. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
Mitochondria convert the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use.
Mitochondrion
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28. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
What is the function of chloroplasts?
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29. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
Chloroplasts capture energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy in a process called photosynthesis.
Chloroplast
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Cytoskeleton
What are the functions of the cytoskeleton?
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Cytoskeleton
The cytoskeleton is a network of protein filaments that helps the cell to maintain its shape. The cytoskeleton is also involved in movement.
The cytoskeleton is made up of:
microfilaments
microtubules
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Cytoskeleton
Cytoskeleton
Cell membrane
Endoplasmic reticulum
Microtubule
The cytoskeleton is a network of protein filaments that helps the cell to maintain its shape and is involved in many forms of cell movement. Microtubules are part of the cytoskeleton that help maintain cell shape.
Microfilament
Ribosomes
Mitochondrion
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Cytoskeleton
Microfilaments
Microfilaments:
are threadlike structures made up of the protein actin.
form extensive networks in some cells.
produce a tough, flexible framework that supports the cell.
help some cells move.
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Cytoskeleton
Microtubules
Microtubules are hollow structures made up of proteins known as tubulins. Microtubules:
maintain cell shape.
are important in cell division.
build projections from the cell surface—cilia and flagella—that enable some cells to swim rapidly through liquids.
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35. What is the function of centrioles?
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Cytoskeleton
Centrioles are located near the nucleus and help to organize cell division.
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In the nucleus of a cell, the DNA is usually visible as
a dense region called the nucleolus.
the nuclear envelope.
granular material called chromatin.
condensed bodies called chloroplasts.
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Two functions of vacuoles are storing materials and helping to
break down organelles.
assemble proteins.
maintain homeostasis.
make new organelles.
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Chloroplasts are found in the cells of
plants only.
plants and some other organisms.
all eukaryotes.
most prokaryotes.
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Which of the following is NOT a function of the Golgi apparatus?
synthesize proteins.
modify proteins.
sort proteins.
package proteins.
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Which of the following is a function of the cytoskeleton?
manufactures new cell organelles
assists in movement of some cells from one place to another
releases energy in cells
modifies, sorts, and packages proteins
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