Chapter Three: Cell Level Flashcards
All living organisms are composed of….
one or more cells
Eukaryotic Cells:
- Compartmentalized:______
- Cytoskeleton: _______
Yes
Yes
Prokaryotic cells:
- Compartmentalized: _____
- Cytoskeleton: ______
No
No
sex cell [germ cells]
- reproductive cells
- male sperm
- female oocyte
somatic cells
all body cells except sex cells
membrane extensions containing microfilaments
Function: increase surface area to facilitate absorption of extra-cellular materials
microvilli
long extensions containing microtubule doublets in a 9+2 array
Function: movement of material over cell surfaces
cilia
contains two centrioles at right angles; each is composed of 9 microtubule triplets at a 9+0 array
Function: essential for movement of chromosomes during cell division; organization of microtubules in cytoskeleton
Centrosome
proteins organized in fine filaments of slender tubes
Function: strength and support; movement of cellular structures and materials
cytoskeleton
lipid bilayer containing phospholipids, steroids, proteins, and carbohydrates
Function: isolation, protection, sensitivity, support, controls entry and exit of materials
plasma membrane
hollow cylinders of proteolytic enzymes with regulatory proteins at their ends
Function: breakdown and recycling of damaged or abnormal intracellular proteins
proteasomes
RNA+proteins; fixed are bound to rough endoplasmic reticulum; free are scattered in cytoplasm
Function: protein synthesis
ribosomes
stacks of flattened membrane containing chambers
Function: storage, alteration and packaging of secretory products and lysosomal enzymes
golgi apparatus
double membrane, with inner membrane folds enclosing important metabolic enzymes
Function: produce 90% of the ATP required for the cell
mitochondria
network of membranous channels extending throughout the cytoplasm
Function: synthesis of secretory products; intracellular storage and transport
endoplasmic reticulum [ER]
vesicles containing degradative enzymes
Function: catabolism of fats and other organic compounds neutralization of toxic compounds generated in the process
peroxisome
vesicles containing digestive enzymes
Function: intracellular removal of damaged organelles or pathogens
lysosomes
nucleoplasm containing nucleotides, enzymes, nucleoproteins and chromatin; surrounded by a double membrane, the nuclear envelope
Function: control of metabolism, storage and processing of genetic information, control of protein synthesis
nucleus
watery material that surrounds a cell
extracellular fluid [interstitial fluid]
separates cytoplasm form the extracellular fluid
plasma membrane [cell membrane]
Functions of plasma membrane
- physical isolation
- regulation of exchange with the environment
- sensitivity to the environment
- structural support
barrier to ions and water-soluble compounds
phospholipid bilayer
prefer watery environment
hydrophilic heads
avoid watery environment
hydrophobic tails
proteins within the membrane
integral proteins
proteins bound to inner or outer surface of the membrane
peripheral proteins
proteins attached to the inside or outside structures
anchoring proteins [stabilizers]
proteins that label cells as normal or abnormal
recognition proteins [identifiers]
catalyze reactions
enzymes
proteins that bind and respond to ligands
receptor proteins
ions, hormones
ligands
proteins that transport specific solutes through membrane
carrier proteins
regulate water flow and solutes through membrane
channels
membrane carbohydraes
proteoglycans, glycoproteins, and glycolipids
surface covered with ribosomes
active in protein and glycoprotein synthesis and fold polypeptide protein structures
Rough endoplasmic reticulum [RER]
Functions of Golgi apparatus
- modifies and packages secretions
- hormones or enzymes
- released through exocytosis
- renews or modifies the plasma membrane
- packages special enzymes within vesicles for use in cytoplasm
powerful enzyme containing vesicles that dissolve items
lysosomes
formed by golgi apparatus and inactive enzymes
clean up internal compartment of cells and autolysis
primary lysosome
lysosome fused with damaged organelle
digestive enzymes activated
toxic chemicals isolated
secondary lysosome
self destruction of damaged cells
autolysis
lysosomes clean up what inside the cells
- break down large molecules
- attack bacteria
- recycle damaged organelles
- eject wastes by exocytosis
process of autolysis
- lysosome membrane breaks down
- digestive enzymes released
- cell decomposes
- cellular materials recycle
enzyme containing vesicles that breakdown fatty acids and other organic compounds. Produce hydrogen peroxide [H2O2] and replicate by division
peroxisomes
numerous folds in the mitochondria
cristae
fluid surrounding cristae
matrix
takes chemical energy from food [glucose] and produces energy molecule [ATP]
mitochondria
only other organelle [not nucleus] that carries its own genetic material
mitochondria
glucose to pyruvic acid
glycolysis
pyruvic acid to CO2
citric acid cycle
adds electrons to organic products
electron transport chain
use oxygen to breakdown food and produce ATP
aerobic metabolism [cellular respiration]
glucose+oxygen+ATP yields
carbon dioxide+water+ATP
cellular respiration that occurs in the cytoplasm
glycolysis
largest organelle and is the cell’s control center
nucleus
double membrane around the nucleus
nuclear envelope
area between the two layers of the nuclear envelope
perinuclear space
located on the nucleus that allows for communication passages
nuclear pores
all information to build and run organisms
DNA
fluid containing ions, enzymes, nucleotides, and some RNA
nucleoplasm
support filaments
nuclear matrix
related to protein production and are made up of RNA, enzymes and histones. Synthesize rRNA and ribosomal subunits
nucleoli
DNA coiled around histones
nucleosomes
loosely coiled DNA [cells not dividing]
chromatin
tightly coiled DNA [cells dividing]
chromosomes
instructions for every protein in the body
DNA
DNA instructions for one protein
gene
the chemical language of DNA instructions
genetic code
3 bases=1 amino acid
triplet code
role of gene activation in protein synthesis
- nucleus contains chromosomes
- chromosomes contain DNA
- DNA stores genetic instructions for proteins
- proteins determine cell structure and function
uncoiling DNA to use it
gene activation
copies instructions from DNA to mRNA [in nucleus]
transcription
RNA polymerase produces…
messenger RNA [mRNA]
ribosome reads code from mRNA [in cytoplasm] and assembles amino acids into polypeptide chain
translation
a gene is transcribed to mRNA in 3 steps
- gene activation
- DNA to mRNA
- RNA processing