CELLS 3 ( cell functions & structures ) Flashcards

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Ribosomes function

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Site of protein synthesis
the amino acids are correctly ordered to form proteins

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function of the cell wall

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prevents cells from bursting due to osmotic damage causing pressure changes eg shrinking

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what is a plasmid and which cell type is it found it?

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circular DNA that floats free in cytoplasm in a prokaryotic cell that contains genetic code

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what 2 features does prokaryotic DNA lack vs a eukaryotic cells nucleus?

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  • No histone proteins present (DNA not held together)
  • no introns ( cells that don’t code for proteins )
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5
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what’s a nucleoid?

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space in a prokaryotic cell cytoplasm where DNA is found

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function of slime capsule

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  • makes the cell slippery so cell can’t be engulfed by white blood cells
  • prevents prokaryotic cell from drying out
  • surrounds cell wall
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what type of ribosomes are present in a eukaryotic cell?

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80s

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what type of ribosomes are present in a prokaryotic cell?

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70s

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9
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what cell type does not have a cell wall?

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animal eukaryotic cell

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10
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what is a prokaryotic cell wall made of?

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peptidoglycan

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what is a plant cell wall made of?

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cellulose

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12
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what is a fungal cell wall made of?

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chitin

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13
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Function of a flagellum

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  • in prokaryotic
  • hair like structure to propel the cell forward
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function of a Golgi apparatus

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  • eukaryotic cell
  • produces lysosomes
  • synthesises proteins from the rough ER
  • processes, packages, modifies and transports proteins & lipids
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15
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what does the smooth ER do?

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synthesises and processes lipids

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16
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what does the rough ER do?

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  • ribosomes attached so it processes proteins for transport
17
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Function of nucleus

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  • Eukaryotic
  • controls cell activity
  • contains genetic material and chromosomes
  • nucleolus in centre, produces ribosomes
18
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Role of the nucleolus

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produces ribosomes in the centre of the nucleus

19
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what is the plasma membrane made of?

A

phospholipids

20
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function of plasma membrane

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Controls movement of substances in and out of the cell

21
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Function of the lysosomes

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  • Small liquid spheres surrounded by a membrane
  • eukaryotic cell
  • enzymes to breakdown and hydrolyse foreign matter
22
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what do the enzymes in the lysosomes do?

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breakdown and hydrolyse foreign matter in cells

23
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3x additional organelles that plant cells have that animal don’t

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chloroplasts, cell wall, large permanent vacuole

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Function of large permanent vacuole

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  • makes cell turgid
  • temporary food store for cell in cell sap (solution of salts + sugars)
  • helps get rid of waste chemicals
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what membrane is a large permanent vacuole surrounded by?
- tonoplast membrane. - contains pigments, salts, sugars and wastes
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Function of mitochondria
- releases energy in cellular respiration - contains enzymes in Cristae for aerobic respiration - generates ATP
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Function of chloroplasts
- site of photosynthesis - contain photosystems - Contain photosynthetic pigments - Thylakoids = LDR - Stroma = LIR
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describe nucleus structure in eukaryotic cell
- surrounded by nuclear envelope - has nuclear pores - centre = nucleolus ( makes ribosomes ) - contains genetic material (chromatins)
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describe structure of a plasma membrane
- made of phospholipids - phospholipid bilayer with carrier and channel proteins within it - receptor molecules to respond to hormones
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what two proteins exist within the phospholipid bilayer in the plasma membrane
carrier and channel proteins
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describe structure of a mitochondria
- oval shape - Cytoplasm (glycolysis) - double membrane, - Folded inner membrane called cristae (contains electron transport proteins) - inner membrane called the matrix and contains aerobic respiration enzymes for krebs cycle, link reaction.
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describe structure of a chloroplast
- surrounded by double membrane - internal system of thylakoids that are stacked into grana - grana linked by lamella
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describe structure of a Golgi apparatus
- flattened sacs surrounded by a membrane - Golgi vesicles off of the sacs
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Are ribosomes surrounded by a membrane?
No, they're made of proteins