Chapter 5 Part 1 Flashcards
Three tenets of the original cell theory
-cells are the fundamental units of life, smallest unit in which something can be living.
-all organisms are composed of ___
-All cells come from ______
As a cell gets larger
volume increases faster than SA
As Volume increases
chem activity increases along with need for resources and waste removal
Resources coming in and waste out limits
SA
Roles of membrane
-selectively _____ barrier
-allows cells to maintain ______
-important in _____ and receiving ____
-Has proteins for _____ and _____ to adjacent cells
Prokaryotic Cell
-bacteria and archea
-have no membrane enclosed compartments.
Major features of prokaryotic cell
- cell membrane
-ribosomes
-DNA in nucleoid
-cytoplasm as the rest of contents
Special features
-cell wall
-capsule
-pili
-flagella
cell wall
____ and maintains shape outside of cell membrane
capsule:
composed of polysaccharides which help adhere to things, keeps them from ____, and protects from a hosts immune system.
pili
hairlike structures projecting from cell surface.
-help bacteria adhere to cells
flagella
made of protein called flagellin.
-contains complex ___ structures anchored in ____ that form a motor that allows rotation. Moves like a whip, enables swimming.