The rough ER is a long coiled tube that looks like a intestine. If it is rough it has ribosomes traveling on it.
Rough.
The Smooth ER performs a very similar function as the Rough ER. I don't know exactly what either do but if you look up "What performs the same function as Smooth ER?"
The Smooth ER has no ribosomes on it and the Rough ER does. :) How simple is that?
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is a network of intracellular membranes, it links the plasma membrane and other membraneous organelles. it is involved in the production, processing, transport and storage of materials within a cell.Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER), is assosisated with ribosomes, where proteins are made.Smooth endoplasmic reticulum(SER), lacks ribosomes and is involved in the metabolism of certain compounds and synthesis of lipids.
Smooth ER aren't covered in ribosomes, but rough ER are. ER are like transport tubes that go through the cell.
The rough ER is a long coiled tube that looks like a intestine. If it is rough it has ribosomes traveling on it.
Rough ER looks like a maze and smooth ER looks like a sculpture. Another thing is that the Rough ER has ribosomes on it while the Smooth ER doesnt.
ribosomes
Ribosomes make Rough ER have a rough appearance. Smooth ER does not have ribosomes, and therefore has a smooth appearance.
I believe you are referring to the Rough ER, or the rough endoplasmic reticulum. It has many ribosomes on it which look like little black dots under a microscope and therefore it appears rough.
Rough.
The Smooth ER performs a very similar function as the Rough ER. I don't know exactly what either do but if you look up "What performs the same function as Smooth ER?"
Smooth ER aren't covered in ribosomes, but rough ER are. ER are like transport tubes that go through the cell.
The Smooth ER has no ribosomes on it and the Rough ER does. :) How simple is that?
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is a network of intracellular membranes, it links the plasma membrane and other membraneous organelles. it is involved in the production, processing, transport and storage of materials within a cell.Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER), is assosisated with ribosomes, where proteins are made.Smooth endoplasmic reticulum(SER), lacks ribosomes and is involved in the metabolism of certain compounds and synthesis of lipids.
The Rough ER has a surface covered by mitochondria - which appear as small circles, and make the surface "rough" in appearance. The Smooth ER does not have these ribosomes, and so the surface is just one smooth line.
if you meant how they differ, its like this. Rough endoplasmic reticulum has ribosomes on it, these are responsible for proten synthesis. The smooth ER on the other hand does not have ribosomes