Essays Tagged: "Vacuole"

Plan cells.

, and is required for furthur survival. The ER is very closely associated with the Golgi Apparatus. Vacuole Size: Varies from 10+µ to quite small. Basic Function: * Serves as large storage cente ... ters for cell. * Hold water and many nutrients Inside the cell, surrounded by the cytoplasm, is the vacuole. In a plant, the vacuole acts as an extremely large storage area, and serves as a "control" ...

(3 pages) 82 1 3.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Microbiology

Cells.

ndoplasmic reticulum enter the lumen of the ER and moveto the smooth endoplasmic reticulum. A small vacuole(vesicle) pinches off the smooth ER and carries the proteinto the Golgi apparatus, where it i ... ix, an inner space filled witha gel-like fluid.---------------------------------------------------A vacuole is a large membrane-enclosed sac that usuallyfunctions as a storage area. Plant vacuoles con ...

(3 pages) 77 0 4.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

This is a assignment on lipids

alled grana. Chloroplastg)Site of aerobic respiration. Mitochondriah)Structure containing cell sap. Vacuolei)Proteins are assembled here. Ribosomej)Structures made of the protein tubulin. Golgi bodyTh ...

(4 pages) 43 1 2.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Notes on Cell Structures

is missing or inactive and the brain becomes important by an accumulation of lipids in the cells)* Vacuoles are membrane-enclosed sacs that are larger than vesicles* Food vacuoles are formed by phago ... -enclosed sacs that are larger than vesicles* Food vacuoles are formed by phagocytosis* Contractile vacuoles in protest pump excess water out of the cell* Central vacuoles are located in mature plant ...

(7 pages) 84 0 4.2 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

AT1- Osmosis In Potatoes

es the cell by osmosis, through the cell membrane. Water is lost first from the cytoplasm, then the vacuole through the tonoplast. The living contents of the cell contracts and eventually pulls away f ...

(8 pages) 33 0 3.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Cells.

ave nucleus, chromosomes, cell membrane, cell wall, cytoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplasts, vacuole, and mitochondria. Some of plant cell structures are similar with animal cell. Plant cells a ... mething in common, they have nucleus, chromosomes, cell membrane, cytoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum, vacuoles, and mitochondria. But they also had some difference; plant cells have cell wall and chloro ...

(2 pages) 80 4 3.5 Oct/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Cell walls revised.

Plant cells have a cell wall, large central vacuole, and plasmodesmata.Like other eukaryotes, plants have a nucleus, plasma membrane, mitochondr ... spread through the tissues of a plant.At maturity, most plant cells are filled with a single large vacuole, such that the nucleus, plastids, and other organelles are all close to the cell membrane. T ... ry; remember that there is a cell wall toward you, and a wall on the far side of the cell, with the vacuole filling most of the space in between.The vacuole is a membrane-bound bag of fluid, containin ...

(2 pages) 16 0 0.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Complete IGCSE 2005 Biology Syllabus.

ic respirationChloroplast: Contains chlorophyll which makes the plant green and absorbs the sunlightVacuole: containing cell sap (food)Ribosome: make proteinsStarch Grain: stores the not need foodSupp ... mbranePlant cell Animal Cell1. Cellulose Wall - No cell wall2. Chlorophyll - No chloroplast3. Large vacuole - small vacuoles4. Starch granules - No starch granules5. Regular shape - irregular shape2. ...

(26 pages) 92 0 4.3 Dec/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Year 12 Biology Coursework; Why does raw turnip taste sweeter than raw potato?

se cell wall. Inside a plant cell there is a solution of solutes, many of which can be found in the vacuole. In plants water flows through the cell wall and cell surface membrane into the vacuole from ...

(7 pages) 22 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Beetroot Membrane

are based upon their individual molecular structure. In beetroot cells the betacyanins occur in the vacuole. Each vacuole is surrounded by a tonoplast membrane and outside it, the cytoplasm is surroun ... a dark red/ purple colour and this is caused by the betalain pigment, which is contained within the vacuole of beetroot cells. In order for the betalain to leave the cell it needs to pass through 2 di ...

(8 pages) 9 0 0.0 Aug/2011

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

biodiversity

starch grains. They also convert starch back to glucose for release when the plant recquires it.Vacuole and TonoplastThe vacuole is a compartment surrounded by a membrane called the tonoplast. ... t.The vacuole contains the cell which is made up of water, enzymes, minerals and waste products. Vacuoles keep the cells turgid - stops the plant wilting. They're also involved in the breakdown and ...

(4 pages) 0 0 0.0 Sep/2013

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology