DAT Biology
Carotenoids - ✅✅ -lipid derivatives, produce pigments in plants and animals , An
accessory pigment, either yellow or orange, in the chloroplasts of plants. By
absorbing wavelengths of light that chlorophyll cannot, carotenoids broaden the
spectrum of colors that can drive photosynthesis.
Porphyrins - ✅✅ -lipid derivatives, a group of light-sensitive, pigmented, ringed
chemical structures that are required for the synthesis of hemoglobin. Complexed
with metals usch as iron in hemoglobin and chlorophyll with Mg
Can H20 and hydrocarbons pass freely across membrane? - ✅✅-yes (small,
uncharged, non-polar, hydrophobic can pass)
Porins - ✅✅ -allow passage of certain ions and small polar molecules such as
aquaporins in kidneys for H20
Rough ER -✅✅-protein synthesis, creates glycoproteins for secretion
Smooth ER - ✅✅-synthesis of hormones, lipids, breakdown of toxins and drugs in
liver
✅✅-transport of material in cytoplasm (steaming movement)
cyclosis -
Peroxiomes - ✅✅-breakdown of H2O2, fatty acids, AA. In liver and kidneys to
break down toxins, by-products of photorespiration in plants
Centrioles - ✅✅ -two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near
the nuclear envelope; play a role in cell division. Are microtubles (MTOCs)
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