Vacuoles
What are stored in Vacuoles?
-cell's storage unit
-water reservoir
-site of macromolecule degradation
Mitochondria are best know as being the what of the cell?
powerhouse
green
Peroxisomes contain what?
enzymes
What is the structure of Microtublues?
hollow tubes
Pressure in a vacuole causes a plant to do what?
-move
what kind of reaction occurs in the Mitochondria?
oxidative
What gives plants their green color?
chlorophylls
Peroxisomes assist in the breakdown of what?
long chain fatty acids
What is the average diameter of Microtublues?
25nm with 15 nm lumen
Vacuoles provide what to plants?
support and structure
What space plays an important role in oxidative phosphorylation? (which produces ATP)
intermembrane space (space between membranes)
What are the disks inside chloroplasts?
thylakoids
Peroxisomes do what to fatty acids so they can be more efficiently processed elsewhere in the cell?
shorten long fatty acids
What are the protein subunits of Microtublues?
Tubulin, a dimer consisting of a-tubulin and b-tubulin
Mitochondria uses what to extract energy from molecules?
oxidation
What are the membrane-bound structures within chloroplasts that are arranged in stacks?
Grana
Peroxisomes detoxify some molecules. An example of one of these molecules would be what?
ethyl or alcohol
chloroplasts use what to build molecules?
solar-powered reduction
Peroxisomes are specialized vesicles that contain enzymes that transfer
hydrogen from a variety of molecules to O2, which generates what?
hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)