Cells Flashcards
• Give the five macromolecules
• Building block
Protein
DNA
RNA
Carbohydrates
Lipid
Basic structure and function of cell
Protein
Storage form of energy
Source of energy
Carbohydrates
Storage form of energy to meet long-term demands
Lipids
Describe Prokaryotic cells
• Have NO well-defined nucleus and cell organelles
• Smaller and simpler
• Eubacteria, Archaebacteria
Describe Eukaryotic cells
• Have nucleus and cell organelles
• More complex
• Plants, Animals, Fungi, Protists
Cell Theory
• All plants and animals are composed of cells.
• Cell is the basic unit of life.
• All cells arise by reproduction from previous cells.
Elements that are found in cells
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitro
Control center of the cell
Contains genetic material
Nucleus
3 regions of nucleus
Nuclear envelope
Nucleolus
Nucleoplasm
It allow exchange of material with the rest of the cell
Nuclear pores
• Barrier of the nucleus
• Consists of a double membrane
• Contains nuclear pores that allow for exchange of material with the rest of the cell
Nuclear envelope
• Sites of ribosome assembly
• Ribosomes migrate into the cytoplasm through nuclear pores
Nucleolus
• perform certain functions such as supporting the chromatin material and nucleolus
• providing rigidity to the nucleus.
• It is the site of synthesis of DNA, RNA and ribosomal subunits.
Nucleoplasm
• Composed of DNA and protein
• Present when the cell is not dividing
• Scattered throughout the nucleus
• Condenses to form chromosomes when the cell divides
Chromatin
_____________
• Barrier for cell contents
• Double phospholipid layer
• Hydrophilic heads
• Hydrophobic tails
• Also contains ______, ______, and ______.
Plasmas membrane
proteins, cholesterol, and glycoproteins
• ________ functions to support and suspend organelles and cellular molecules.
• Many cellular processes also occur in this cell part, these are ________, _______, ________ and ________.
• It helps to move materials, such as hormones, around the cell and also dissolves cellular waste.
• Cytoplasm
• protein synthesis, the first stage of cellular respiration (known as glycolysis), mitosis, and meiosis.
• ______ is made of protein and RNA
• Sites of protein synthesis
• Found at two locations:
- Free in the _______
- As part of the ___________ (Bound)
Ribosome
cytoplasm
rough endoplasmic reticulum