Eukaryotic Cells

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  • Eukaryotic Cells
    • Ribosomes
      • Floats free in cytoplasm of attached to ER
      • Made up of proteins and RNA
      • Not surrounded by a membrane
      • Where proteins are made
    • Plasma Membrane
      • Found on surface of animal cells and in cell wall of plants
      • Made of lipids and proteins
      • Regulates movement of substances in and out of the cell
      • Has receptor molecules
    • Cell Wall
      • Surrounds plant cells
      • Made of cellulose
      • Supports plant cells
    • Nucleus
      • Surrounded by nuclear envelope
      • Contains chromatin and nucleolus
      • Controls cell's activities
      • Contains instructions to make proteins
      • Pores in envelope allow for substances to pass in and out
      • Nucleolus makes ribosome
    • Lysosome
      • Surrounded by a membrane
      • Contains digestive enzymes
      • Can digest invading cells or break down worn out components of the cell
    • Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
      • System of membranes enclosing a fluid-filled space
      • Studded with ribosomes
      • Folds and processes proteins
    • Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
      • Similar structure to rough ER but with no ribsomes
      • Synthesises lipids and carbohydrates
    • Vesicle
      • Fluid-filled sac in cytoplasm
      • Surrounded by a membrane
      • Transports substances in and out of the cell and between organelles
      • Some formed by golgi apparatus or ER, others at cell surface
    • Golgi Apparatus
      • Group of fluid-filled, membrane bound flattened sacs
      • Processes and packages proteins and lipids
      • Makes lysosomes
    • Mitochondria
      • Have a double membrane, the inner one is folded to form cristae
      • Matrix contains enzymes used in respiration
      • Site of aerobic respiration
    • Chloroplast
      • Found in plant cells
      • Surrounded by a double membrane and also has membranes called thylakoid membranes
      • Thylakoid membranes for grana
      • Site of photosynthesis
    • Centriole
      • Small, hollow cylinders made of microtubules
      • Found in animal cells and some plant cells
      • Involved in separation of chromosomes during cell division
    • Cilia
      • Hair-like structures found on surface of some animal cells
      • Have a ring of 9 pairs of protein microtubules, with two in the middle
      • Moves substances along cell surface
    • Flagellum
      • Stick out from cell surface
      • Propel cells forward

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