Biochemistry of the Cell

It is a lipid bi-layer. It also consist

of proteins and small amounts

of carbohydrates

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• Cytoplasm

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

Water accounts for about 80-85% of the weight

of the cell.

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• False

Proteins account 10-20% of the weight of the cell.

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• False

Nucleic acids account 10-15% of the cell weight.

• True

• False

The Basic Unit of life

• Cell

• Atom

• Molecule

• Tissue

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It contains genetic material (DNA), that is like a blueprint that contains all the instructions needed for building the whole body. Control center of the cell

• Cytoplasm

• Nuclear Envelope

• Nucleus

• Ribosomes

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It is the cellular material outside the nucleus and inside the plasma membrane

• Cytosol

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

• Vesicles

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The metabolic machinery of the cell

• Mitochondria

• Lysosomes

• Inclusions

• Organelles

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It is responsible for the production of energy in the form of ATP.

• Lysosomes

• Peroxisomes

• Mitchondria

• Nucleus

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They are also called as microbodies

• Microvilli

• Lysosomes

• Peroxisomes

• Ribosomes