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3 main parts

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Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, Nucleus

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Cell membrane alternative names

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➳ Plasma lemma
➳ Plasma membrane
➳ Semi-permeable membrane
➳ Selectively-permeable membrane

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Cell membrane function

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Regulate/control the movements of substances in and out of the cell.
(Fluid Mosaic Model)

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Chemical composition of a cell membrane

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  1. bilayer of phospholipids
  2. Cholesterol
  3. Protein/s
  4. Chon (carbohydrate)
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bilayer of phospholipids

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Allow selective passage of certain substances in and out of cells.

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Head

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➳ Hydrophilic
➳ Outwards

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Tails

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➳ Hydrophobic
➳ inwards

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Cholesterol

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maintain the TAIL FLEXIBILITY
(in increases the lipid-packing density and maintains high membrane fluidity)

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LDL

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Low Density Lipoprotein (bad cholesterol)
➳ Stiffness

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HDL

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High Density Lipoprotein (good cholesterol)
➳ maintain flexibility

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Protein/s

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➳ Main source of energy
a. peripheral protein
b. integral protein

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peripheral protein

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➳ the “receptionist”
➳ alerts phospholipids

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integral protein

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➳ transport macromolecules (macro - large)
➳ the GATE
➳ integrate IN and OUT

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Enzyme/s (protein)

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➳ speeds up/slows down metabolism/chemical reactions
➳ breakdowns ATP(energy) into ADP
➳ Lubricant (make things smooth)
➳ ends with ASE

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example of enzymes

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➳ ATPase
➳ Sucrase
➳ Ptyalin
➳ Lipase
➳ Pepsin
➳ Amylase
➳ Lactase

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16
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Chon

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Carbohydrate - Glucose/Sugar
➳ attached to integral proteins
➳ alarm
➳ serves as a security GUARD

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17
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Cell (macromolecules necessary for life)

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  1. Lipids
  2. Proteins
  3. Chon (carbohydrate)
  4. Nucleic Acid
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Cytoplasm

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➳ the workplace or working space
➳ where substances are RECEIVED, PROCESSED, & USED
➳ GELL like cell/substance
➳ where organelles are SUSpended

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Nucleus

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➳ controls/regulate the cell (its the main office of the cell)
➳ DNA
➳ Shaped and protected by a double membrane

20
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Inside the nucleus:

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  1. DNA
  2. Nucleolus
  3. Chromosomes
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Nucleo-plasm

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Prokaryotic nucleus

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Nucleolus

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➳ site of the RIBOSOME SYNTHESIS (made)
➳ passing down of hereditary traits

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Ribosome

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Site/Factory of PROTEIN synthesis.

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Smooth ER

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➳ Endoplasmic Reticulum WITHOUT ribosomes
➳ synthesize/produce lipids - deliver to cell membrane
➳ distribute IONS & PROTEINS within the same cell

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Rough ER

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➳ Endoplasm Reticulum WITH ribosomes
➳ attached to cell membrane (cuz of proteins)
➳ QUALITY CONTROL/CHECKER

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Polysome

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Group of Ribosomes in the cytoplasm

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Proteasome

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Ribosome pull protein molecule to REPAIR damage

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Lysosome/s

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➳ Garbage bin/Waste disposal
➳ powerful & strong enzymes
➳ dispose by digesting, destroying, & discarding
(mostly found in the liver)

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Lysosome 3D’s

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Digest
Destroy
Discard

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-SIS

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Exocytosis

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➳ Exit
➳ exiting the cell

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Endocytosis

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  1. pinocytosis
  2. phagocytosis
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Golgi bodies/Golgi apparatus

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➳ packaging organelles
➳ sends/deliver to addresses (the process through exocytosis)
➳ checked by rough ER

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Centrosome - Centrioles

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Spidel Fibers

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Cilia/Cilium

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➳ help with the movement of molecules
➳ protection (filters molecules passing by)

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Flagellum/Flagella

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movement/locomotion

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Mitochondria/Mitochondrion

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Powerhouse
➳ where ATP(energy) is produced
➳ the ONLY organelle that has DNA (DNA is usually located in the nucleus)

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Vacuole

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Storage/Warehouse

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Vesicle/s

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(in animal cell it is small & temporary opposite to plant cell)
➳ TRANSPORT materials around the cell/CELL MEMBRANE

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Cytoskeleton

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➳ maintain motility/MOVEMENT
➳ support the cell
➳ maintain shape of cell
➳ microtubules, actin filaments, & intermediate filaments

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Cell Wall

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assist protection

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Plastids

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➳ photosynthesis
➳ the production and storage of metabolites

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Vacuole

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larger than those in animal cell

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Microtubule

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➳ thick
➳ myosin

45
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Microfilaments

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➳ thin
➳ actins

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