Cells

Click on the links below to find the answer to each of these questions.

1. Tell what happens to the surface:volume ratio of a cell as the cell gets bigger. [answer]
2. State the function of each of the following:

Actin filaments

Basal Body

Centrioles

Cilia, Flagella

Golgi complex

Lysosomes

Microtubules

Mitochondria

Nucleolus

Nucleus

Plasma membrane

Ribosome

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Vesicles

3. Which of the structures in the list above are not bound by membranes?
4. What kind of macromolecules are ribosomes made of? How many subunits do they contain? [answer]
5. Vesicles arrive at the golgi complex from the ______. What happens to the contents of these vesicles? What happens to vesicles that pinch off of the golgi complex? [answer]
6. Describe the structure of each of the following: Cilia and Flagella, Basal Body, Centrioles.