What is the function of an Animal Cell?
Carries out life functions in animals (cell is the basic unit of life)
What is an Organelle?
Performs a specific job in the cell
What does the Cell membrane / plasma membrane do?
control what comes in/out
What is the role of Cilia?
move fluids/help cell move
What is the function of Microvilli (villi)?
inc SA for inc absorption
What do Lysosomes do?
Digest and recycle waste w/ hydrolytic enzymes
What is the primary function of Mitochondria?
Produce energy (ATP)
What does the Nucleus store?
Stores DNA instructions for protein synthesis; controls the cell
What do Ribosomes build?
protein
What is the function of Cytosol?
fluid environment for rxns
What is the role of Cytoplasm?
fluid; hold organelles in place; allow movement in cell
What does the Golgi apparatus do?
Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins
What is a Vesicle?
Transports materials in the cell (endo/exo cytosis)
What is Phosphate used for?
ATP
What is a Lipid?
store energy; membrane structure
What forms the cell membrane barrier?
Phospholipid bilayer
What does it mean if a membrane is Semipermeable?
Regulates what can pass through (small, ionic)
What does Hydrophobic mean?
hate water
What does Hydrophilic mean?
love water
What is an Integral membrane protein?
Transports/communicates across the membrane
What is the function of Cholesterol in the membrane?
stabilizes; membrane fluidity
What is a Gated channel protein?
Opens/closes (lets in small, ionic substances)
What is the role of Cell surface proteins?
identify, signal, interact with substances at the surface
