A. Cell Structure and Function

Nucleus

Regulates gene expression and protein synthesis

Nucleoid

Nucleus in prokaryotes

Cell or plasma membrane

Regulates entry into the cell

Animal cells have no cell walls, plant cells and bacteria do.

Describe the cell wall of bacteria, plant, and animal cells

Vacuole

Stores water and other products in plant cells. Large in plants

Ribosomes, Nucleoid, Cytoplasm, Cell and plasma membrane

Mirochondria

ATP producer

Soft ER

Synthesizes lipids and CHO

Rough ER

synthesizes proteins

Ribosomes

produce proteins, floating or ER bound

Chloroplasts

Holds chlorophyll and site of ___

Golgi apparatus

Packages and modified lipids and proteins.

Vesiclds

Secreted by the Golgi apparatus

Peroxisome

Breaks down H2O2 with catalase and oxidized LCFA

Lysosome

Cell recycling center that breaks down waste, digests food in the cell, and damaged organelles.

Hydrolytic enzymes

Type of enzyme in the lysosome

Lysosome

Mainly present in animal cells