Cell Flashcards
the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms. When you define cell properties, you define the properties of life.
Cell
have many characteristics in common; however, most of it are also specialized to perform specific functions.
Cell
According to ______, the biochemical activities of cells are dictated by their shapes or forms, and by the relative number of their specific subcellular structures.
the principle of complementarity of structure and function
FUNCTIONS OF CELL
Cell Metabolism
Synthesis of Molecules
Communication
Reproduction
Major parts of the cell
Plasma membrane
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Outermost component of the cell
Plasma membrane
Forms the boundary between material inside the cell and material outside it.
Plasma membrane
Lipid molecules
Hydrophilic
Hydrophobic
Account for about 5% of total membrane lipids
Glycolipid
Fuzzy, sticky, carbohydrate-rich area at the cell surface
Glycocalyx
Account for about 20% of total membrane lipids
Cholesterol
Embedded within the lipid bilayer
Integral proteins
Complex network of protein filaments and tubules
Filament of cytoskeleton
Associated with the membrane’s surface
Peripheral proteins
The cellular material between the plasma membrane and the nucleus
Cytoplasm
Site of most cellular activities
Cytoplasm
Fluid portion of the cytoplasm that surrounds organelles and constitutes about 55% of total cell volume
Cytosol
Metabolic machinery of the cell
Organelles
serve as the cell’s primary power plant by producing the majority of its ATP
Mitochondria
the molecule responsible for strong and releasing energy.
Adenosine triphosphate, ATP
The process by which mitochondria generate ATP is known as
Aerobic cellular respiration
The inner membrane forms shelf-like structures called
Cristae
contain enzymes essential for breaking down intermediate products of food fuels.
Cristae
Small, dark-staining granules composed of proteins and a variety of RNAs
Ribosomal RNAs
Sites of protein synthesis
Ribosomes
Consist of two ribosomal populations
Free ribosomes
Membrane-bound ribosomes
Extensive system of interconnected tubes and parallel membranes enclosing fluid-filled cavities, or cisterns.
Endoplasmic reticulum
ER, Composed of two distinctive varieties:
Rough and Smooth ER
Consists of stacked and flattened membranous sacs, shapes like hollow dinner plates, associated with swarms of tiny membranous vesicles
Golgi apparatus
It collects, modifies, packages, and distributes proteins and lipids manufactured by the ER
Golgi apparatus
A vesicle is a small, membrane bound sac that transports or stores materials within the cell
Secretory vesicles
pinch off from the Golgi apparatus and move to the surface of the cell
Secretory vesicles
A membrane-bound vesicle
Lysosome
large and abundant in phagocytes, teh cells that dispose of invading bacteria and cell debris
Lysosome
large and abundant in phagocytes, teh cells that dispose of invading bacteria and cell debris
Lysosome