3.2.1 Cell Structure Flashcards
What is a tissue?
A group of specialised cells
What is an organ?
A combination of different tissues that are co-ordinated to perform a variety of functions
What is an organ system?
Many organs working together to perform a function
Give an example of a organ system?
Digestive, respiratory or circulatory
A group of abnormal cells is….
A tumor
What is the adaptation of the sperm cell?
Organelles
Acrosome in head has digestive enzymes (break down egg)
Mid-piece packed with mitochondria to release energy for movement
Movement
Tail rotates so it can swim
What is the adaptation of the xylem and pholem?
XYLEM
No top/bottom wallas
Ligin = supports tubes
Cells w/o organelles so free movement of water
PHOLEM
Cells have few subcelluar structures
Made of living cells
Cells joined end to end = flow is easier
What are the adaptations of the root hair cell?
Increased surface area (uptake of H20 is greater)
Thinner walls = shorter diffusion pathway
Organelle
Mitochondria = active transport for mineral ions
Permanent vacuole = water potential is maintained
When do eukaryotes get specialised?
In multicelluar organisms
Eukaryotes have become specialised to specific functions
What is the adaption for the muscle cells?
Shape
Layers of protein filaments = cause contraction as they slide over each other
Organelles
High density of mitochondria = provide energy for contraction
What is the adaptation of the red blood cell?
Biconcave shape
No nucleus
= more space so more 02 can be transported
Give an example of a tissue?
Epithelial tissue, xylem and muscle
What are the adaptations of neurons?
Dendrites + axons → receive and transmit signals
Axons covered in fatty sheats
What is an Animal Cell made of?
Organelles (nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi body, lysosomes, mitochondria, ribosomes) – all have membrane except the ribosomes
Cytoplasm (site of chemical reaction)
Cell Membrane (holds cell contents together, controls what enters/leaves cell, cell signalling)
What two things can change with adaptation to a eukaryotic cell?
The shape of the cell
The organelles
Instead of a single membrane, the mitochondria is what?
Double membrane organelle
What is the cell surface membrane made out of?
Phospholipid bilayer
What does the cristae in the mitochondria provide?
A high surface area
What is the function of the chloroplasts?
The site of photosynthesis
What is the structure of the nucleus?
DNA (DNA wrapped in histones to make) chromatin Nuclear Envelope (double membrane) Nuclear pores Nucleolus Nucleoplasm
What are the functions of the nucleus?
Site of DNA replication and transcription
Contains the genetic code for a single cell
Describe the structure of the endoplasmic reticulum
Folded membranes
Fluid filled
RER AND SER
Function of the RER
Synthesize and transport proteins throughout the cell
Function of the SER
Synthesise, store and transport lipids and carbohydrates
What is the difference between the RER and SER?
RER has ribsomes on surfaces
SER has NO ribsomes
What is the function of the golgi apparatus?
Modify and package proteins
Packages into vesicles for transport
Digestive enzymes are placed into lysosomes
What is the function of the ribsomes?
Site of protein synthesis
Name all the organelles in a Eukaryotic Cell?
Cell surface membrane Nucleues Mitochondria Chlorplasts Golgi apparatus Lysosomes Ribosomes RER SER Cell wall Cell Vacoule
What is a plant cell made of?
Organelles w/ chloroplasts + vacuole
Cytoplasm
Cell membrane
Cell wall
What is the structure of the chloroplast?
Double membrane Contains thylakoids Thylakoids contain chlorophyll Stack of thylakoids is Granum Stroma is fluid surrounding
What is the role of the permanent vacuole?
Providing support = turgid
Stores sugars + amino acids
Pigments help attract pollinators
What is the function of the cell wall?
Provides stability
Prevents the bursting of the cell from osmosis pressure of water
What three things have a cell wall?
Fungi
Plants
Algae
What is the cell wall made of in plants?
Cellulose
What is the role of the cell surface membrane?
To control the movement of substances in and out of the cell
What are lysomes?
Relatively small organelles formed when the vesicles made by the golgi contain digestive enzymes
What are the four functions of the lysosomes?
Hydrolse phagocytotic cells
Break down dead cells
Break down old organelles
Release enzymes outside the cell to destory material around the cell (exocytosis)
What is the cell wall made of in fungi?
Chitin
What is the cell wall made of in Algae?
Cellulose or glycoprotiens
What organelles does a prokaryotic cell have?
Cell wall Capsule Cell surface membrane Cytoplasm Circular strand of DNA Plasmids Flagellum Ribsomes
What is the cell wall made of in Prokayotic cell?
Muerin (glycoprotien)
What is the role of plasmids?
Contains gene that aid survival of prokaryotes
Describe the structure of virueses
Nucleic acid (dna/rna)
a caspid
Attachment protien
Why are viruses described as acellular and non-living
- Acellular → not made of or able to be divided into cells
- Non-living → unable to exist/reproduce without a host cell
How does an optical microscope work?
Use light to form 2d images
What are limitations of light microscopes?
Low resolution so cant view smaller organisms
Only used on thin specimens
What are the advantages of optical microscope?
Can see living organisms
How does a Scanning electron microscope work?
Breams of electrons scan surface
Knocking off electrons from specimen
Gathered in a cathode ray tube to form a 3D image
What are the advantages of a SEM?
3D image
High resolution ( can see internal structures)
High magnification
Used on thick specimen
What are the disadvantages of the SEM?
Lower resolution than TEM
Cannot be used on living specimens
No colour images
What are the principles of TEM?
Beam of Electrons pass through specimen
Denser parts absorb more electrons
Denser parts are darker in appearance
Electrons have a short wavelength
What are the limitations/disadvantages of TEM?
Cannot be living
Specimen must be thin
2D image
What are the advantages of TEM?
High resolution; see internal structures
High magnification
Define ‘Magnification’
How much bigger the image of a sample is compared to the real size
What is the formula for magnification?
by Magnification =
size of image /size of the real object
Define ‘resolution’
How well distinguished an image is between 2 points;
Describe how you would measure size of an object viewed with an optical microscope
- Line up eyepiece graticule with stage
micrometer - Use stage micrometer to calculate the size
of divisions on eyepiece graticule at a
particular magnification - Take the micrometer away and use the
graticule to measure how many divisions
make up the object - Calculate the size of the object by multiplying the number of divisions by the size of divisions counted
- Recalibrate eyepiece graticule at different magnifications
In required practical 2, what are the limitations?
Squash and staining increase artefacts
An optical microscope has a low magnification power
Cut differently at root = inconsistent size of cells
How to convert μm → nm
x1000
How to convert μm → mm
divide by 1000
How were people testing for artefacts before modern technology?
Repeatedly prepared specimens in different ways
Compared each way, if one had a inconsistency when the others didn’t, most likely to be an artefact