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The liver is like the smooth ER in the body because it plays a role in detoxification and lipid metabolism, similar to the functions of the smooth ER in cells.

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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.


What is part of the cell where lipids are made?

They are made in ER. Smooth ER involve in that


What is a smooth er like in a city?

The smooth er is like a paradise like a city would when not in wound


What is a smooth er in a city?

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What products detoxifies drugs in body?

Smooth ER


What part of the human body is like the parts of a animal cell?

It can be hard to remember all the parts of an animal cell. Some of the animal cell parts are the nucleus, the cell membrane, smooth ER, rough ER, golgi body, vacuole, nucleolus, lysosomes, and ribosomes.


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No, bacteria do not have smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Smooth ER is a cell organelle found in eukaryotic cells, not in prokaryotic cells like bacteria.


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Smooth ER aren't covered in ribosomes, but rough ER are. ER are like transport tubes that go through the cell.


Describe the structures and functions of endoplasmic reticulumDescribe the structures and functions of endoplasmic reticulum?

Rough ER and Smooth ER.... Rough ER is covered in Ribosomes that produce proteins which are shipped to other parts of body ie; those that go to pancreas which will produce insulin and be released by pancreas. Smooth ER enzymes from smooth ER produce steroids, lipids, ells in ovaries and testes are covered in smooth er. Also covers the liver and creates a a enzyme that breaks down drugs in liver. Smooth ER also stores calcium for the body.


What does lack of smooth ER do to your body?

The Smooth ER takes toxins out of the cell... with out an efficient ER toxins would build up in our cells and eventually we would be come so toxic that we would die.


Do animals have smooth ER?

Yes, they do have smooth ER.


Where how can you tel rough er from smooth er cells?

If there is a picture of the smooth and rough E.R., you can tell the difference because the rough E.R. has something that looks like little round bumps on the surface. The smooth E.R. is smooth like silk. :)