Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Eukaryotic cell structures
eukaryotic cell structures
10
Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
02/11/2011

Additional Microbiology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
flagella
Definition
A long, whiplike structure protruding from a cell.
Term
cilia
Definition
Short, hairlike, rhythmically motile projections of some eukaryotic cells.
Term
cell wall
Definition
Structural boundary composed of polysaccharide or protein chains that provides shape and support against osmotic pressure.
Term
endoplasmic reticulum
Definition
Netlike arrangement of hollow tubules continuous with the outer membrane of the nuclear envelope and functioning as a transport system.
Term
Golgi complex
Definition
A series of flattened, hollow sacs surrounded by phospholipid bilayers and functioning to package large molecules for export in secretory vesicles.
Term
mitochondria
Definition
Spherical to elongated structures found in most eukaryotic cells that produce most of the ATP in the cell.
Term
chloroplast
Definition
Light harvesting organelle found in photosynthetic eukaryotes.
Term
lysosomes
Definition
Vesicle in animal cells that contains digestive enzymes.
Term
centrioles
Definition
Nonmembranous organelles in animal cells which appear to function in the formation of flagella and cilia in cell division.
Term
ribosomes
Definition
Nonmembranous organelle found in prokaryotes and eukaryotes that is composed of protein and ribosomal RNA and functions to make polypeptides.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!