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Cell Parts Review
| A | B |
|---|---|
| I'm a real "powerhouse". That's plain to see. I break down food to release energy | mitochondrion |
| I'm strong and stiff, getting through me is tough. I'm found only in plants, but I guess that's enough. | cell wall |
- Which structure breaks down food and release energy?
- What cell name means green leaf?
- What cell organelle is called a storage tank?
- What is attached to the ERS wall?
- What breaks down food to release energy in a cell?
- Which organelles is known as the powerhouse of the cell and why?
- What is a cellular nucleus?
- What cell contains DNA?
- What is nucleus function?
- What cell can break down a large molecule?
- Is the rough ER attached to the nucleus?
- What is the meaning of Golgi complex?
- What does rough ER do?
- How is energy released from ATP?
- How does ATP provide energy?
- How is energy released in a cell?
Which structure breaks down food and release energy?
Mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of the cell. They are organelles that act like a digestive system which takes in nutrients, breaks them down, and creates energy rich molecules for the cell.
What cell name means green leaf?
Characteristics of chloroplasts
Chloroplasts are distinguished from other types of plastids by their green colour, which results from the presence of two pigments, chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. A function of those pigments is to absorb light energy for the process of photosynthesis.
What cell organelle is called a storage tank?
5. In plants, vacuoles also store Cell Sap. 6. In all cells they store sugars, proteins, minerals, lipids, wastes, salts, water, and enzymes. This is why they are called the “storage tank” of the cell.
What is attached to the ERS wall?
Ribosomes are attached to the membrane of the ER, making it “rough.” The RER is also attached to the nuclear envelope that surrounds the nucleus. This direct connection between the perinuclear space and the lumen of the ER allows for the movement of molecules through both membranes.
What breaks down food to release energy in a cell?
Cellular respiration is the process in which cells break down glucose, release the stored energy, and use it to make ATP. The process begins in the cytoplasm and is completed in a mitochondrion.
Which organelles is known as the powerhouse of the cell and why?
Mitochondria are tiny organelles inside cells that are involved in releasing energy from food. This process is known as cellular respiration. It is for this reason that mitochondria are often referred to as the powerhouses of the cell.
What is a cellular nucleus?
The nucleus is a highly specialized organelle that serves as the information processing and administrative center of the cell. ... A double-layered membrane, the nuclear envelope, separates the contents of the nucleus from the cellular cytoplasm.
What cell contains DNA?
Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA). Mitochondria are structures within cells that convert the energy from food into a form that cells can use.
What is nucleus function?
The nucleus controls and regulates the activities of the cell (e.g., growth and metabolism) and carries the genes, structures that contain the hereditary information. Nucleoli are small bodies often seen within the nucleus.
What cell can break down a large molecule?
A lysosome is a membrane-bound cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes. Lysosomes are involved with various cell processes. They break down excess or worn-out cell parts.
Is the rough ER attached to the nucleus?
Rough ER lies immediately adjacent to the cell nucleus, and its membrane is continuous with the outer membrane of the nuclear envelope. The ribosomes on rough ER specialize in the synthesis of proteins that possess a signal sequence that directs them specifically to the ER for processing.
What is the meaning of Golgi complex?
(GOL-jee KOM-plex) A stack of small flat sacs formed by membranes inside the cell's cytoplasm (gel-like fluid). The Golgi complex prepares proteins and lipid (fat) molecules for use in other places inside and outside the cell. The Golgi complex is a cell organelle. Also called Golgi apparatus and Golgi body.
What does rough ER do?
The endoplasmic reticulum can either be smooth or rough, and in general its function is to produce proteins for the rest of the cell to function. The rough endoplasmic reticulum has on it ribosomes, which are small, round organelles whose function it is to make those proteins.
How is energy released from ATP?
When one phosphate group is removed by breaking a phosphoanhydride bond in a process called hydrolysis, energy is released, and ATP is converted to adenosine diphosphate (ADP). Likewise, energy is also released when a phosphate is removed from ADP to form adenosine monophosphate (AMP).
How does ATP provide energy?
ATP is able to power cellular processes by transferring a phosphate group to another molecule (a process called phosphorylation). This transfer is carried out by special enzymes that couple the release of energy from ATP to cellular activities that require energy.
How is energy released in a cell?
In cells use oxygen to release energy stored in sugars such as glucose. In fact, most of the energy used by the cells in your body is provided by cellular respiration. Just as photosynthesis occurs in organelles called chloroplasts, cellular respiration takes place in organelles called mitochondria.
