BIG BIO REVIEW Flashcards
Cell theory
All cells come from pre-existing cells
Cells are the smallest unit of life
All living organisms are made up of one or more cells
Spontaneous generation
The formation of living organisms from non-living matter
Louis Pasteur
1880, debunked spontaneous generation with the swan flask experiment
Prokaryotic cell diagram
plasmids
ribosomes 70s
philia
flagellum
nucleoid/DNA
cytoplasm
plasma membrane
cell wall
capsule
Plasma membranes role in the cell
protective function, controls what goes into and out of the a cell
flagella
allows cell mobility
pili
hair like growths for attachment (especially during sexual reproduction)
cell wall
protects ands maintains the shape, not in animal cells
ribosomes
scattered throughout the cytoplasm and function in protein synthesis
a.k.a the work bench
can float free in cytoplasm or attached to rough ER
nucleoid region
genetic material that is not enclosed in a membrane
plasmids
very small rings of DNA
All living organisms exchanges ___ and ____ through the ____
waste and nutrients through the plasma membrane
complex structural configuration of the plasma membrane
fluid mosaic model
plasma membrane is composed of a special molecule called
phosphlipid
phospholipid is constructed of
hydrophilic head, hydrophobic tail
hydrogen bonds
the tendency water has to form hydrogen bombs, which maintains the overall structure of the membrane
phospholipids unique polarity causes them to
form a bilayer if they are present in a water environment
what cells have cholesterol randomly embedded within the membrane
animal cells `
cholesterol does what to the movement of phospholipid molecules
cholesterol prevents the movement of phospholipid molecules, therefore it reduces the fluidity of the membrane
cholesterol reduces
the fluidity of the membrane,
the permeability of the membrane to hydrophilic particles
three components of plasma membrane structure
protein, cholesterol, phospholipids
Cytosol (Cytoplasm)
Where is it found in the cell?
What does it do?
What is it made of?
A semi-fluid matrix located between the plasma membrane and nucleus
cellular organelles are suspended in the cytoplasm
is predominately water
other substances dissolved in its fluid, proteins, fats, carbs, and ions.
Cytoskeleton
filaments help give the cell structural support and shape
centrioles
small cylindrical fibers of protein called microtubules
in animal cells they move chromosomes during cell division
Mitochondrion or Mitochondria
jelly bean shaped
produces energy for the ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
produces cellular respiration
powerhouse of the cell
has a double membrane
Nucleus
Directs all metabolic activity in the cell
a.k.a brain/control center
surrounded by a double membrane which contains pores and can selectively allow certain substances to enter or leave the nucleus via these pores
contains the genetic info
Endoplasmic Reticulum
channels and tunnels located throughout the cytoplasm of a cell
Rough ER
has ribosomes attached to it, proteins are typically produced for excretion from the cell
Smooth ER
has no ribosomes attached
lipid synthesis takes place
fat based hormones like estrogen or testosterone
Golgi Body or Golgi Apparatus
packaging plant and waste treatment facility
look slike a stack of membranes with vesicles loosely pinching off at the perimeter
Lysosome
filled with digestive enzymes to break down food particles in the cell
moves to food vesicle and fuse with it
a.k.a garbage collector, suicide sack
Peroxisome
similar appearance to lysosomes
contain important enzyme called catalase
hydrogen peroxide is a waste from metabolic activity in the cell, therefore toxic and must be decomposed
Cell wall
rigid outer membrane in plant cells
support and protect cell
made of cellulose, a fibrous material
Chloroplast
football shaped
only in plants
contains a green pigment, chlorophyll
site of reaction photosynthesis
Plastid
photosynthesis and the production and storage of metabolites.
Vacuole
mainly for storage of water
very large in pants cells
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
Pathway of a ribosome
synthesized by ribosome, diffuse into the ER and will be transported through the channel system
four types of phylum
Phylum Bryophyta,
Phylum Filicinophyta,
Phylum Coniferophyta,
Phylum Angiospermophyta
Phylum Bryophyta
non vascular
restricted to a moist environment
do not have true roots, stems or leaves
Phylum Bryophyta example
moss, liverwort
Phylum Filicinophyta
Vascular
requires a moist environment
possess true roots, stems and leaves
Phylum Filicinophyta example
ferns
Phylum Coniferophyta
vascular
produces seeds in cones
true roots, stems and leaves
Phylum Coniferophyta example
conifer trees, cedar, spruce or douglas fir
Phylum Angiospermophyta
vascular
seeds are in special reproductive structures called flowers
female reproductive ovary develops into fruit
true roots, stems and leaves
Dicot
two cotyledons,
4x 0r 5x floral parts
3 pores in pollen
bundled vasculture
net like veins
monocot
one cotyledon,
3x floral parts,
one pore in pollen
parallel veins
dispersed vasculature