BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY

NAME: Aubrey Cheeza Mae Faith V. Salud DATE: August 11, 2021 (Wednesday)
GROUP NO. :____________ RATING: _______________

Laboratory Activity 3
THE CELL
I- Draw and label the parts of animal and plant cell
II- Draw the Fluid Mosaic Model of the Cell Membrane. Label and give the function/s of each part
 III- Complete the following table:
ORGANELLES DESCRIPTION
Nucleus The nucleus is a spherical-
shaped organelle that is
present in every eukaryotic
cell. The Nucleus is the
control centre of eukaryotic
cells. It is also responsible for
the coordination of genes and
gene expression. The
structure of the nucleus
includes nuclear membrane,
chromosomes, nucleoplasm,
and nucleolus.
Mitochondria Mitochondria are
membrane-bound cell
organelles (mitochondrion,
singular) that generate
most of the chemical
energy needed to power
the cell's biochemical
reactions.
COMPOSITION AND
METABOLIC FUNCTIONS
The nucleus controls and
regulates the activities of
the cell (growth
and metabolism) and
carries the genes,
structures that contain the
hereditary information.
The main job of
mitochondria is to perform
cellular respiration. This
means it takes in nutrients
from the cell, breaks it
down, and turns it into
energy. This energy is then
in turn used by the cell to
carry out various functions.
Endoplasmic Reticulum Endoplasmic reticulum The smooth endoplasmic
Smooth ER (ER), in biology, a reticulum functions in many
continuous membrane metabolic processes.
system that forms a series It synthesizes lipids,
of flattened sacs within the phospholipids as in plasma
cytoplasm of eukaryotic membranes, and steroids.
cells and serves multiple Cells that secrete these
functions, being important products, such as cells of
particularly in the synthesis, the testes, ovaries, and skin
folding, modification, and oil glands, have an excess
transport of proteins . of smooth endoplasmic
reticulum.
Rough ER Rough ER looks like sheets Main function of Rough
or disks of bumpy Endoplasmic reticulum
membranes while smooth is protein synthesis and
ER looks more like tubes. help them fold properly.
Rough ER is called rough
because it has ribosomes
attached to its surface.

Golgi complex The Golgi complex is a cell The Golgi

organelle found in most complex prepares proteins
cells. and lipid (fat) molecules for
use in other places inside
and outside the cell.

Lysosome Lysosomes are involved

A lysosome is a membrane- with various cell processes.
bound cell organelle that They break down excess or
contains digestive worn-out cell parts. They
enzymes. may be used to destroy
invading viruses and
bacteria.
Peroxisome Peroxisomes are small
vesicles, single membrane-
bound organelles found in
the eukaryotic cells.
They contain digestive
enzymes for breaking down
toxic materials in the cell
and oxidative enzymes for
metabolic activity.
Peroxisomes are organelles
that sequester diverse
oxidative reactions and
play important roles in
metabolism, reactive
oxygen species
detoxification, and
signaling.

IV. Reference/s used:

https://www.britannica.com/science/nucleus-biology
https://www.softschools.com/science/biology/function_of_mitochondria/
sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_er.html
https://byjus.com/biology/peroxisomes/