Flashcards in Chapter 4 -4 Deck (15):
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Where are central vacuoles found?
in plants w/ many fused vesicles
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What are the functions of central vacuoles?
lysosomal and storage of amino acids, sugars, wastes, and pigments
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50-90% of the cell volume is made up of?
central vacuoles
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What are peroxisomes?
vesicles that form on their own
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What are the functions of peroxisomes?
Oxidize molecules (removal of e's)
Break down fats (form hydrogen peroxide)
Detox-ing the liver
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What is Cholorplast?
1 type of plastid found in plants and some protists
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What is the function of cholorplast?
Convert solar energy to chemical energy (photosyntesis)
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Where is chloroplast located?
double outer membrane
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Where are thylakoids located?
inner membrane system
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What is granum?
stack of thylakoids
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What do thylakoids contain?
pigments (chlorophyll) that capture light energy which make ATP, NADPH
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Glucose is made from what?
CO2
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What does Mitochondria do?
Carry out cellular respiration
Converts glucose into ATP
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What happens in the inner membrane?
accumulate H+'s
ATP making machinery is embedded.
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