{"id":152,"date":"2024-03-29T04:08:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T04:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2024-04-28T08:40:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T08:40:05","slug":"the-eukaryotic-cell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/cell-drawings\/the-eukaryotic-cell\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eukaryotic Cell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1825\" height=\"1614\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35533\/2024\/04\/eukaryotic-cell-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35533\/2024\/04\/eukaryotic-cell-edited.jpeg 1825w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35533\/2024\/04\/eukaryotic-cell-edited-300x265.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35533\/2024\/04\/eukaryotic-cell-edited-1024x906.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35533\/2024\/04\/eukaryotic-cell-edited-768x679.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35533\/2024\/04\/eukaryotic-cell-edited-1536x1358.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35533\/2024\/04\/eukaryotic-cell-edited-339x300.jpeg 339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1825px) 100vw, 1825px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Endoplasmic Reticulum<\/strong> &#8211; membranes that carry material through the cell and play a role in protein modification and lipid synthesis; has two parts: rough ER (contains ribosomes) and smooth ER (does not contain ribosomes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nucleolus<\/strong> &#8211;  stores genetic information; controls all cell activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nucleus<\/strong> &#8211; houses the cell\u2019s DNA in the form of chromatin and directs the synthesis of ribosomes and proteins.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ribosomes<\/strong> &#8211; the cellular structures responsible for protein synthesis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cytoplasm<\/strong> &#8211; made up of organelles suspended in the gel-like cytosol, the cytoskeleton, and various chemicals; comprises the contents of a cell between the plasma membrane and the nuclear envelope\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mitochondria<\/strong> &#8211; breaks down sugar into energy for the cell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Peroxisome<\/strong> &#8211; carry out oxidation reactions that break down fatty acids and amino acids.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Golgi Apparatus<\/strong> &#8211; flattened membrane discs that package and sort proteins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plasma Membrane<\/strong> &#8211; made up of a phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins that separates the internal contents of the cell from its surrounding environment.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":28374,"featured_media":0,"parent":39,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152\/revisions\/207"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rmcstangeliclaire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}