Chapter 6: A Tour Of The Cell Flashcards
Define Organelles
Any of several membrane-enclosed structures with specialized functions, suspended in the cytosol of eukaryotic cells.
Define Cell Fractionation
The disruption of a cell and separation of its parts by centrifugation at successively higher speeds.
______ cells have internal membranes that compartmentalize their functions.
Eukaryotic
What are some basic features that all cells share?
They are all bounded by a plasma membrane (also referred to as the cell membrane)-All cells contain chromosomes-All cells have ribosomes. MCR. (Membrane-Chromosome-Ribosome)
Define Cytosol
The semi fluid portion of the cytoplasm.
Define Eukaryotic Cell
A type of cell with a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles.
Define Prokaryotic Cell
A type of cell lacking a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles. Organisms with prokaryotic cells (bacteria and archaea) are called prokaryotes.
Define Nucleoid
A non-membrane enclosed region in a prokaryotic cell where its chromosome is located.
What is the major difference between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes?
In a eukaryotic cell, most of the DNA is in an organelle called the nucleus, which is bounded by a double membrane. In a prokaryotic cell, the DNA is concentrated in a region that is not membrane-enclosed called the nucleoid.
Define Cytoplasm
The contents of the cell bounded by the plasma membrane; in eukaryotes, the portion exclusive of the nucleus.
What is another difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes?
Absence of membrane-bound organelles-Eukaryotes are Larger
Define Plasma Membrane
The membrane at the boundary of every cell that acts as a selective barrier, regulating a cell’s chemical composition.
A smaller object has a greater ratio of _____ to _____.
Surface Area-Volume
Enzymes embedded in the membranes of the organelles called mitochondria function in _____.
Cellular Respiration
The eukaryotic cell’s giant instructions are housed in the _____ and carried out by the _____
Nucleus-Ribosomes
Define Nucleus
The organelle of a eukaryotic cell that contains the genetic material in the form of chromosomes, made of chromatin.
Define Nuclear Envelope
In eukaryotic cells, the double membrane that surrounds the nucleus, perforated with pores that regulate traffic with the cytoplasm. The outer membrane is continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum.
The nuclear envelope is a _____ membrane. The two membranes, each a lipid bilayer with associated proteins, are separated by a space of _____ to _____ nanometers.
Double; 20-40
What is the role of pore complex?
A pore complex is an intricate protein structure that lines each pore and plays an important role in the cell by regulating the entry and exit of proteins and RNAs, as well as large complexes of macromolecules.
Define Nuclear Lamina
A netlike array of protein filaments that lines the inner surface of the nuclear envelope and helps maintain the shape of the nucleus.
Define Chromosomes
A cellular structure consisting of one DNA molecule and associated protein molecules. In eukaryotic cells, chromosomes are linear and located in the nucleus. In prokaryotes, chromosomes are circular and located in the nucleoid.
Define Chromatin
The complex of DNA and proteins that makes up eukaryotic chromosomes.
How many chromosomes are in a typical human cell? What types of cells are the exceptions?
46-Sex Chromosomes-23
Define Nucleolus
A specialized structure in the nucleus, consisting of long chromosomal regions containing ribosomal RNA genes along with the ribosomal proteins imported from the cytoplasm.
Define Ribosomes
A complex of rRNA and protein molecules that functions as a site of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm; consists of a small and large subunit.
Are ribosomes membrane bounded and considered organelles?
No
What are two types of ribosomes and where are they located?
Free Ribosomes-Bound Ribosomes
Free Ribosomes are suspended in the cytosol, while bound ribosomes are attached to the outside of the endoplasmic reticulum or nuclear envelope.
Bound and Free Ribosomes are structurally _____.
Identical
What is the function of free ribosomes?
Most of the proteins made on free ribosomes function within the cytosol; examples are enzymes that catalyze the first steps of sugar breakdown.
What is the function of bound ribosomes?
They generally make proteins that are destined for insertion into membranes, for packaging within certain organelles such as lysosomes.
What is the endo-membrane system responsible for?
Regulating Protein traffic and performing metabolic functions. PM. (Protein-Metabolic)
Define Endomembrane System
The collection of membranes inside and surrounding a eukaryotic cell, related either through direct physical contact or by the transfer of membranous vesicles; includes the plasma membrane, the smooth and rough ER, the Golgi Apparatus, nuclear envelope, lysosomes, vesicles, and vacuoles.
Define Vesicle
A membranous sac in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell.
Define Endoplasmic Reticulum
An extensive membranous network in eukaryotic cells, continuous with the outer nuclear membrane and composed of ribosome-studded and ribosome-free regions.
Define Smooth ER
The portion of the endoplasmic reticulum that is free of ribosomes.
Define Rough ER
That portion of the endoplasmic reticulum with ribosomes attached. RR
What are the general functions of the smooth ER?
Diverse Metabolic Processes
How does the smooth ER detoxify drugs and poisons?
Detoxification usually involves adding hydroxyl groups to drug molecules, making them more soluble and easier to flush in the body.
The smooth ER also stores _____ ions.
Calcium
What is a general function of the Rough ER?
Secretion of proteins that are produced by the ribosomes attached to the Rough ER.
Define Glycoproteins
A protein with one or more covalently attached carbohydrates.
Define Transport Vesicles
A small membranous sac in a eukaryotic cell’s cytoplasm carrying molecules produced by the cell.
Define Golgi Apparatus
An organelle in eukaryotic cells consisting of stacks of flat membranous sacs that modify, store, and route products of the endoplasmic reticulum and synthesize some products, notably non-cellulose carbs. G-MSR
What are the two sides of the Golgi Apparatus called?
Cis/Trans
Where is the cis and trans side of the Golgi apparatus located?
Cis is facing the ER; trans is on the opposite side of cis. CF
What are the functions of the cis and trans side of the Golgi apparatus respectively?
Cis —-> Receiving; Trans ——> Shipping. CR-TS
Define Lysosome
A membrane-enclosed sac of hydrolytic enzymes found in the cytoplasm of animal cells and some proteins.
In which environments do lysosomes work best?
Acidic Environments