Chapter 4 Flashcards
Light Microscope
Light passes through the cell
- can be used on living specimens
- can magnify 400 times
Electron microscope
Shoots electrons through the cell
Better magnification and resolution
-kills the specimen
Cell theory
All living things are made from cells and all cells come from cells
Scanning Electron microscope
Scans the surface
Transmission electron microscope
Penetrates the cells interior
Surface to volume ratio of cells
Volume grows faster than surface area
Magnification
Enlarging an object
Resolution
Being to distinguish 2 things that are next to each other
Compound light microscopes
Bend light to provide magnification
Scanning Electron microscope
Records details about the surface area
Transmission electron microscope
Records the inside of the cell
Plasma membrane
Outer part of cell
Limits the cytoplasm
Flexible
Facilitated transport
Moving with the help of proteins
Prokaryotic cell
Don’t have membrane bound organelles
Eukaryotic cells
Have nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Cytosol
Gel like liquid inside of the cytoplasm
Chromosomes
Made of chromatin
Makes DNA
Chromatin
Protein DNA complex that makes chromosomes
Ribosomes
Cellular structure makes proteins
Cytoplasm
Region between plasma membrane and nuclear envelope
- has cytosol
- organelles
- chemicals
Cytoskeleton
Fibers keep shape
Secures organelles
Helps cytoplasm and vesicles move
-helps unicellular organisms move independently