Chapter 6 Flashcards
Two major classes of cells?
Prokaryotes & eukaryotes
________ is the most ancient of cells
Prokaryotic
A single cell can do everything ______ cells can
Many
Two types of eukaryotic cells?
Plant cells and animal cells
Do plant or animal cells have a plasma membrane?
Both have
Does a plant or animal cells have a nucleus?
Both
What does the nucleus in a plant or animal cell do?
Directs cellular activity located between plasma membrane and nucleus in cytoplasm
_______ is only in plants
Chloroplast
What do membranes in a cell do?
Keep stuff organized and allow stuff to pass through
Made up of a phosphate group and a lipid group
Plasma membrane
The plasma membrane molecule is called a
Phosphilid
Head=_________
Lipid end=______
Hydrophilic; hydrophobic
Two rows of phosphilids
Phosphilidic bilayer
The plasma membrane is embedded with ___________
Proteins
Plasma membrane is a phosphilid bilayer and can be used for?
- Enzyme activity
- Cell to cell recognition
- Cell signaling
- Transport of materials