MICROFILAMENTS+8+AS

1. A picture of a cell showing your organelle labeled. 2. Detailed labeled diagram of your organelle.

= = 3. Structure of your organelle. Microfilaments are solid rods made of a protein known as actin. 4. Function of your organelle. Microfilaments are designed to bear large amounts of tension. They also help generate the forces used in cellular contraction and basic cell movements. They help enable a dividing cell to pinch off into two cells and are involved in amoeboid movements of certain cells. 5. Is this organelle found in plant cells, animal cells or both? It is found in animal cells. 6. Is this organelle found in prokaryotes, eukaryotes, or both? Eukaryotes. 7. 3 KEY words to describe your organelle so that we can remember it easily. rubber band-like, cell contraction, basic movement