CELLS TEST REVIEW Flashcards
What is the cell theory?
Although different living things may be unlike, they are all built in the same way. All living things are composed of one or more cells.
How is our knowledge on cells done through?
Microscopes
What can you view with a compound microscope?
When cells are stained, we can view the cell membrane and nucleus.
What can we view with an electron microscope?
We can view all organelles inside the cell
Name of English scientist from 1665 and what did he do?
Robert Hooke. He described cells from his observations of cork slices and used the word CELL.
What does cell mean?
Small room
Name of Dutch amateur scientist and what did he discover?
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. He discovered microscopic organisms in water.
Name of German scientists and what were they the first to say?
Schleiden and Schwann. They were the first to say that all organisms are made of 1 or more cells (cell theory).
Name of German biologist and what did he state?
Virchow. He stated that all cells come from division of pre-existing cells.
Cells are the___
Cells are the building blocks of life
The cell theory can be summarized as (3)
- All living organisms are made up of 1 or more cells
- The cell is the basic unit of life
- All cells come from the division of pre-existing cells
Cells come in many shapes and sizes, although most are ___
Microscopic
General size of cells in cm
About 0.001cm
What are the smallest cells of the microorganism called and what is it
Microplasma. They are parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can cause diseases. They are 0.003mm.
Can some smells be large? If so what type of cells?
Yes, giant algae cells
How many red blood cells do we produce every second?
2.5 million.
How many skin cells do each square cm of skin contain?
150,000 skin cells.
How many cells are humans composed of
50 to 100 trillion cells.
Cell functions, all cells will (3)
- Grow
- Reproduce
- Interact with the environment
What type of organisms are prokaryotes (2)
Bacteria and blue algae
What are prokaryotes?
Single celled organisms that lack both a true nucleus and other membrane bound organelles (lysosomes, mitochondria, etc)
Shape of prokaryotic DNA
Circular
What type of organisms are eukaryotes (4)
Plants, animals, protists, and fungi.
What are eukaryotes
Cells that contain a true nucleus and other membrane bound organelles.
How are the genetic materials in eukaryotes organized into
Chromosomes
What do prokaryotic cells include in the cell (4)
- Cell membrane
- Cell wall
- Small ribosomes
- Flagellum (depending on the cell).
What do eukaryotic cells in ANIMALS include in the cell (10)
- Cell membrane
- Nucleus
- Mitochondria
- ER
- Large ribosomes
- Small vacuoles
- Lysosomes
- Cytoskeleton
- Centrioles
- Flagellum
What do eukaryotic cells in PLANTS include in the cell (10)
- Cell membrane
- Cell wall
- Nucleus
- Mitochondria
- Chloroplast
- ER
- Large ribosomes
- Large central vacuoles
- Cytoskeleton
- Centrioles
What do eukaryotic cells in ANIMALS NOT included in the cell (2)
- Cell wall
- Chloroplast
What do eukaryotic cells in PLANTS NOT included in the cell (2)
- Lysosomes
- Flagellum
Size of ribosomes in a prokaryotic cell
Small
Size of ribosomes in eukaryotic cell
Large
Size of vacuoles in a eukaryotic animal cell
Small
Do prokaryotic cells always contain a flagellum
No, it varies on the cell type.
Where are cell walls found?
Plants and bacteria.
What are cell walls composed of?
300 glucose molecules in a chain called cellulose (polysaccharide).
Function of cell walls?
Support and structure of cell.
Functions of a cell membrane
Controlling materials in and out of cell.
Parts of a cell membrane (5)
Phosphate group, glycolipid, glycoprotein, receptor protein, channel protein.
What are cells surrounded by
Thin membrane of lipid and protein.
Cell membrane is composed side by side ____ arranged in a ____
Composed side by side phospholipid arranged in a bilayer. It has the light consistency of light oil.
What is the solid part of a cell membrane?
Variety of protein.
Structure of phospholipid
Hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail
What is an ER
System of membranous tubular canals that begins outside the nucleus and branches throughout the cytoplasm.
What does the ER do
Can be smooth or rough. Used for synthesis, folding, modification and transport of proteins
What do the channels of the ER provide (2)
Storage for products that are synthesized and for transportation routes.
How does ER transport materials through
Vesicles to other organelles.
What are the two types of ER
Rough and smooth ER
If there are ribosomes attached to the ER, what type of ER is it
Rough ER
Functions of rough ER and examples
Protein synthesis of specialized proteins such as insulin, glucagon, or growth hormones.
If there are no ribosomes attached to the ER, then what is it called
Smooth ER
Function of smooth ER
Lipid synthesis
Why are synthesis of lipids important (3)
They are required for the growth of cell membrane, to make sex hormones, and to detoxify drugs and chemicals.
What are the main components of membranes throughout cell that are synthesized in smooth ER
Phospholipids and cholesterol.
What are the parts of a chloroplast (6)
- Inner membrane
- Outer membrane
- Stroma
- Lamella
- Granum
- Thylakoid
What are chloroplasts
Double membrane bound organelles in which photosynthesis occurs.
What does chlorophyl do?
Chemical that absorbs the energy of the sun to provide the energy required for reducing CO2 to glucose.
Formula to photosynthesis
CO2 + H2O O2 + C6H12O6
What are the membranous stacks in a chloroplast?
Granum and that is where the chlorophyl is located.
What is the coin like structures in a chloroplast called
Thylakoid
What is a stroma in a chloroplast
It is where the carbohydrates are produced and are the cytoplasm within chloroplasts.
Where are plastids found
Plant cells only.
What are plastids?
Membrane bound structures that contain the pigments of plant cells colors.
What color are chloroplasts
Green
What is chromoplast
Pigment synthesis
What color do carotene produce
Orange
What color do xanthophylls produce
Yellow
What do ribosomes consist of
Proteins and rRNA (Ribosomal RNA)
How many non-identical subunits are each ribosome made of
2
Where is rRNA produced
Nucleolus
Parts of a ribosome
Produced in nucleolus, joined together with proteins then migrate through nuclear pore to cytoplasm.
Some ribosomes attach to the ER called
Rough ER
Function of ribosomes
Site for protein synthesis
What are free floating within the cytoplasm
Polysomes or polyribosomes.
What do ribosomes produce
General proteins that will only be used INSIDE the cell.
How many central vacuoles do plant cells contain
1 large central vacuole
Size of vacuole in animal cell compared to plant
Animal cells have many vacuoles but are smaller in size.
Plant cells central vacuole functions (3)
- Water storage
- Food storage
- Waste storage
How is the cell support of vacuoles maintained
Turgor pressure. When vacuole is filled, the plant remains rigid.
What is a vesicle
Small vacuole
Function for vesicles
Transportation and storage of materials like enzymes, hormones, and proteins)
What are secretory vesicles
Vesicles that take product out of the cell.
What are transport vesicles
Vesicles that take product from the ER to the Golgi
How are vesicles and vacuoles formed (3)
- Pinch off from the golgi
- Pinch off from the ER
- Endocytosis of the cell membrane called pinocytosis
What is endocytosis
Process by which cells take in substances from outside of the cell by making them into a vesicle.
What is pinocytosis
Process where liquid droplets are ingested by living cells.
Parts of a mitochondria (4)
- Inner membrane
- Outer membrane
- Cristae (folds)
- Matrix (fluid)
Fact about mitochondria
2nd largest organelle
Explain the structure of a mitochondria
Surrounded by a double layered membrane, the inner and outer. The inner membrane is in folds called cristae.
Cristae function
Enzymes responsible for cellular respiration are arranged in an assembly line on the cristae.
Where is ATP produced
On the cristae in a mitochondria.
Overall function for a mitochondria
Cellular respiration
Formula for cellular respiration
O2 + C6H12O6 H2O + CO2 + ATP
How many molecules of ATP are formed for every molecule of sugar used in cellular respiration
38
What are lysosomes
Specialized vesicles formed by the golgi.
What do lysosomes contain
Powerful hydrolytic enzymes