cellstructure Flashcards
surface area: volume
surface area/volume
surface area=
length x height
volume=
length * height * depth
surface area= (2*2)6=24µm^2
volume=8µm^3
SA:V= 3:1
Surface area to volume ratio decreases as
cells get larger.
Single celled organisms have relatively
large SA:V ratio compared to large multicellular organisms.
The larger the surface area to volume ratio,
the quicker the rate of diffusion takes place.
number of multicellular cells in humans
100 trillion
sa:v ratio in humans(multicellular)
less
diffusion distance in humans
large
diffusion speed in humans
slow
Hence, humans need respiratory, circulatory and excretory systems to
speed up the diffusion process.
number of cells in amoeba
1
sa:v ratio in amoeba
more
diffusion distance in amoeba
less
diffusion speed in amoeba
fast
Amoeba does not need systems as
diffusion is facilitated.
typical plant cell size
10-100µm
Principles of Cell Theory
All living things are made of cells
Smallest living unit of structure and function of all organisms is the cell
All cells arise from pre-existing cells (this principle discarded the idea of spontaneous generation)
why are cells small
Easier to replace if damaged or old.
High surface area to volume ratio.
Diffusion distance is less. So, the speed of diffusion is faster
Magnification:
The number of times greater that an image is than the actual object
40
magnification =
image size ÷ actual (real) size of the object
Resolution
the ability to distinguish between two objects very close together; the higher the resolution of an image, the greater the detail that can be seen.
TYPES OF MICROSCOPES
- Light microscope
- Electron microscope
types of electron microscope
Transmission electron microscope & Scanning electron microscope
light microscope adv
Portable
Can observe living things
Provide coloured images
No need of technical training
Can observe life processes like mitosis
light microscope DisAd
Resolution is only x200 nm
ELECTRON MICROSCOPE adv
Very high resolution – 0.5 nm
Detailed image can be seen
Use electron beams with low wavelength
ELECTRON MICROSCOPE DisAd
Non portable
Only dead specimen are seen [or need to kill living cells as it works in vacuum]
Gives only black and white image
Need heavy metals for staining
TEM
Electron beam pass through the sample. Inner structure can be seen as electrons get transmitted through the specimen
Magnifying power x5,000,000
Maximum resolution is 0.5 nm
Produces 2-D and black & white image
SEM
Electrons scan over the surface of the sample. Only reflected beam form the image
Magnifying power x1,000,000
Maximum resolution is 3- 20 nm
Produces 3-D black & white image
eyepiece lens
magnifies and focuses the image from the objective onto the eye
objective lens
collects light passing through the specimen and produces a magnified image
condenser lens
focuses the light onto the specimen and held between the cover slip and slide
electron gun or anode
produces a beam of electrons
When object in the specimen are much smaller than the wavelength of the radiation,
then the waves are not stopped by them and they are not seen.
If the object is transparent,
it will allow light waves to pass through it and therefore will not be visible.
microscopy long
Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view samples & objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye)
radiation used in light microscope
visible light
radiation source in light microscope
Bulb [light]
radiation wavelength in light microscope
400 nm to 700nm
nature of lens in light microscope
Glass / convex lens
light microscope image seen on
eye
radiation medium for light microscope
air
type of specimen in light microscope
Living/ dead
stain used in light microscope
Coloured dye
nature of image in light microscope
Seen in real colour /colour of stain
cost/space in light microscope
Less expensive and need less space
magnification in light microscope
×1000
limit of resolution in light microscope
Lower than electron microscope
Maximum resolution is :
the shortest distance between 2 separate points
equal to half the wavelength used
Longer the wavelength,
lower the resolution
visible light is from 400 nm to 700 nm the maximum resolution of a light
microscope is 200 nm
Why can’t we see the ribosomes using light microscope?
The shortest wavelength of light is 400 nm, therefore the resolution of a light microscope is 200 nm. The diameter of a ribosome is much smaller than this, namely 25 nm. So can’t be seen
Electron microscopy
Electron microscopes use a beam of electrons rather than visible light to illuminate the sample. They focus the electron beam using electromagnetic coils instead of glass lenses (as a light microscope does) because electrons can’t pass through glass.
radiation used in electron microscope
Electron beams
radiation source in electron microscope
Electron gun / thermionic emission.
When a metal [tungsten] becomes very hot, some of its electrons gain so much energy that they escape from their orbits
radiation wavelength in electron microscope
1nm
nature of lens in electron microscope
Electromagnetic lenses. Electrons are negatively charged particles and has negligible mass.
electron microscope image seen on
Fluorescent screen / photographic film. High energy can damage eye. Impossible to see electron beam
radiation medium in electron microscope
Vacuum to avoid scattering on Collison with particles
type of specimen in electron microscope
Dead and dehydrated- water boils at room temperature
the stain used in electron microscope
Heavy metal atoms
nature of image in electron microscope
Black and white / false color by computer [ARTEFACT]
magnification in electron microscope
×5,000,000
cost/space in electron microscope
Very expensive needs large space
limit of resolution in electron microscope
High [0.5nm] because of high frequency and low wave length
Disadvantage of SEM
Only surface structure is seen not internal structure
In SEM, resolution is between 3 nm and 20 nm which is lesser than TEM
S.I. unit of length
meter
While using light microscope
show units in μm
While using electron microscope
show units in nm
always measure an image in
mm
eyepiece graticule is placed on the
eyepiece lens
stage micrometer is placed on
the scale
eyepiece lens
eyepiece graticule
Cells and organelles can be measured with a microscope by means of an
eyepiece graticule.
The eyepiece graticule is placed in the microscope eyepiece so that it can be seen at
the same time as the object to be measured.
eyepiece graticule
transparent scale.
It usually has 100 divisions.
i epg=
stage micrometer scale/eyepiece graticule scale*1000= ans (microm)
diameter of cell
=1epg* measurement of cell on the eyepiece graticule
After adjusting the stage and eye piece graticule, if we change the magnification,
the eyepiece remains the same whereas the stage micrometer enlarges
Organelles
Functionally and structurally distinct part of a cell, Surrounded by membranes for compartmentalization
2 types of cells
prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Characteristics of all cells
A surrounding membrane
Protoplasm – cell contents in thick fluid
Organelles – structures for cell function
organelles without membrane
microtubule, centriole, ribosome
Organelles with single membrane
lysosome, Golgi body ,SER ,RER ,vacuole, cilia , microvilli ,vesicles
omeOrganelles with double membrane
Nucleus
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
CELL SURFACE MEMBRANE AKA
plasma membrane
function of cell surface membrane
Controls movement of substances in and out of the cell
cell surface membrane
phospholipid bilayer is made up of
cholestroal,phospholipid and protein
leaving nuclear pores
mRNA, tRNA and ribosomes
entering the nucleus
proteins to help make ribosomes, nucleotides, ATP and some hormones such as thyroid hormone T3.
nucleus function
Controls the cell activity
phospholipid bilayer
electron micrograph
Heterochromatin is the part of
the chromosome in which the DNA does not have coding genes.
euchromatin is part of
chromose in which coding sequences are present
two types of ribosomes
80S and 70S ribosomes
80S RIBOSOME
25 nm
Larger
70S RIBOSOME
Smaller
Each ribosome contains at least
one large rRNA and at least one small rRNA.
In the nucleolus, the large and small rRNAs combine with
ribosomal proteins to form the large and small subunits of the ribosome.
ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM [RER]
Network of membrane in cytoplasm
RER
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum in liver cells of vertebrates helps in
detoxifying poisons and drugs. It contains enzymes that catalyze a number of reactions that can make lipid-soluble drugs and metabolic wastes into water-soluble so that these can easily be expelled out from the body.
Sarcoplasmic reticulum is a network of specialized smooth endoplasmic reticulum that is necessary for
transmitting electrical impulses and also stores calcium ions. The muscle cells are rich in smooth endoplasmic reticulum so they are known as sarcoplasmic reticulum (membrane-bound structure rich in muscle cells)
Describe the differences in structure and function between RER and SER.
- RER has ribosomes and SER does not have ribosomes
-RER is made up of flattened sacs where as SER is tubular
-RER produces proteins, SER produces lipids and cholestroal
golgi bodies AKA
Golgi apparatus / complex
function of golgi body
Modification of proteins and lipids[e.g. glycosylation, phosphorylation, cutting and folding of proteins]
Packaging molecules into vesicles for release of proteins out of the cell
Formation of lysosomes
How proteins move out of a cell?
ribosome -> RER -> transport vesicle -> golgi body -> secretory vesicle ->cell surface membrane -> out
LYSOSOMES
a spherical organelle found in eukaryotic cells; it contains digestive (hydrolytic) enzymes and has a variety of destructive functions, such as removal of old cell organelles.
hydrolases
The enzymes in lysosomes
60 + enzymes: including proteases, lipases and nucleases
Hydrolysis works fastest in an
acidic environment, therefore a pH of 4 – 5 is maintained inside the lysosomes
hydrolysis happens in
lysosomes
golgi bodies are made up of
cisternae
RER made up of
interconnected sacs known as cisternae
Space inside the cisternae are called
lumen
Hydrolysis
process by which chemical compounds are broken apart by the addition of water.
lysosome features
small spehrical sacs
lysosome size
0.1 – 0.5 μm in diameter
lysosome mebrane
single outer membrane
golgi body synthesizes
lysosomes
lysosomes helps to destroy worn out organelles or dead cells
as in mammary glands after lactation;
the heads of sperm contain a special lysosome, the acrosome, for digesting a path to the ovum;
in WBC, lysosomes help to digest bacteria during phagocytosis
activites of lysosome
1) getting rid of unwanted cell components - autophagy
2)endocytosis
3)exocytosis
4)self digestion - autolysis
SELF-DIGESTION
Contents released into the cytoplasm
Whole cell gets digested [autolysis]
In mammary glands, cells are destroyed after lactation period is over
E.g. tadpole tail during metamorphosis; restoring uterus after pregnancy
mitochondria can be seen in
various shapes
mitochondria size
1 μm in diameter
functions of mitochondria
Help in aerobic respiration
Energy is stored as special molecule called ATP [Adenosine Triphosphate]
Synthesize ATP / produce energy in the form of ATP
ATP
The molecule that is the universal energy currency in all living cells; the purpose of respiration is to make ATP
small, soluble,highly mobile,
ATP made in the mitochondria spreads wherever
they are needed and releases energy by getting converted to ADP [can be recycled later in the mitochondria] – by the process of hydrolysis
mitoxhondria
1 particles/oxysomes are present in the
inner mitochondrial space of the mitochondrion. It is attached on the infoldings called the cristae. It has enzyme called ATP synthase. It is responsible for ATP synthesis and oxidation.
cristae in mitochondria
folds of the inner membrane of the mitochondrial envelope on which are found stalked particles of ATP synthase and electron transport chains associated with aerobic respiration
ADP: adenosine diphosphate
the molecule that is converted to ATP by addition of phosphate [a reaction called phosphorylation] during cellular respiration; the enzyme responsible is ATP synthase; the reaction requires energy
respiration in cells
Glycolysis
Happens in cytoplasm
No O2 needed
Kreb’s cycle
Happens in the matrix of mitochondria
Electron transport chain
Happens in inner mitochondrial membrane [oxysomes]
1 molecule of glucose
can release 38 ATP
CHLOROPLAST shape
Chloroplasts tend to have an elongated
or oval shape
size of chlorophlast
3 μm to 10 μm
Inside the chloroplast:
Thylakoid = flattened, fluid-filled, membrane bound sacs
Grana = thylakoid stacks
Stroma = interior solution
Stroma in chlorophlast contains
70S ribosomes[seen as small black dots in the stroma], small circular DNA and starch grains
Have prokaryotic origin – endosymbiont theory
Main function of chlorophlast
Site of photosynthesis
to carry out photosynthesis
photosynthesis occurs in 2 steps
light and dark reaction
STAGE 1: Light reaction / light dependent reaction
Site of light dependent reaction - GRANA
Light energy is absorbed by photosynthetic pigments, particularly the green pigment chlorophyll [seen on the membranes of chloroplast] using sunlight
STAGE 2 : Dark reaction / light independent reaction
ATP/ the energy from stage 1 is used to convert CO2 to sugar
Occurs in stroma
Sugars made is stored as starch grains in the stroma
Lipid droplets are also seen in the stroma – helps to make membranes
This requires a cycle of enzyme-controlled reactions called the Calvin cycle and takes place in solution in the stroma.
photosynthesis reaction
CELL WALL seen in
plants and prokaryotes