Unit - 3

Structure and functions of cell organelles – endoplasmic reticulum (rough endoplasmic reticulum and smooth endoplasmic reticulum), golgi apparatus, lysosomes, microbodies (peroxysomes and glyoxysomes), vacuoles, ribosomes, centriole and basal bodies.

Text and Video Resources

  1. To learn more about Centriole and Basal bodies click HERE (.html) and for video file HERE

Golgi bodies

  1. An explanation for golgi bodies (in Tamil) click HERE

(Courtesy: Biology simplified in Tamil by Senthilnathan)

  1. One more explanation for golgi bodies (in Tamil) click HERE

(Courtesy: Nature laboratory)

  1. Explanation about golgi bodies click HERE

(Courtesy: Vipin Sharma, Biology blogs)

  1. For the models (Cisternal maturation vs Vesicular transport) of golgi body functioning click HERE

  • Read the text (.pdf) pertaining to those Two models

  1. For an explanation of Endoplasmic reticulum click HERE

  2. For an explanation of Centrosomes & Centrioles click HERE

  3. For an explanation of Cilia & Flagella click HERE

  4. For an explanation of vacuole click HERE

  5. For an explanation for lysosomes click HERE

(Courtesy: Amirtha Insitute)