Chapter 3 & 4 — Cellular Form and Function/Genetics Flashcards
development of the cell theory
robert hooke = naming cells in 17th century
theodor schwann = all animals are made of cells in 19th century
louis pasteur = cells only arise from other cells in 1859
sex cells contain __ chromosomes
23
somatic cells contain __ chromosomes
46
__ are the simplest structural and functional unit of life
cells
there are about __ types of cells in the human body with varied __
200; shapes
most cells are __-__ micrometers in diameter
10-15
types of microscopes
light = used in lab
transmission electron = surface features
scanning electron = 3d
the plasma (cell) membrane is…
an oily film of lipids with diverse proteins embedded
plasma (cell) membrane functions
defines cell boundaries
governs interactions with other cells
controls passage of materials in and out of cell**
plasma (cell) membrane composition
lipids (phospholipid bilayer)**
proteins
carbohydrates
__% of cell membrane molecules are lipids
- __% phospholipids
- __% cholesterol
- __% glycolipids
98%
- 75%
- 20%
- 5%
phospholipid bilayer
hydrophilic head face water on each side
hydrophobic tails are in the center to repel water back into the cell
drift laterally to keep membrane fluid
membrane cholesterol
holds phospholipids still and can stiffen membrane
membrane glycolipids are…
phospholipids with short carbohydrate chains on the extracellular face
membrane proteins are __% of the molecules but __% of the weight of the membrane
2; 50
*this means they are big
integral (transmembrane) proteins are…
able to pass completely through the cell membrane and can drift freely in the phospholipid film; most are glycoproteins
peripheral proteins are…
bound to the membrane surface either inside or outside and are anchored to the cytoskeleton
list membrane protein functions
receptors enzyme ion channel gated ion channel cell-identity marker cell-adhesion molecule