Chapters 4, 5, & 7 Flashcards
Mid 1600’s Scientist; first person to coin the term “cell”; looked at cork & the holes in the cork reminded him of monastery cells
Hooke
Late 1600’s scientist; noticed cells moving around and called them “animalcules”
Leeuwenhoek
1820’s scientist who was first to discover the cell nucleus
Brown
1830’s scientist who first realized both plants and animals have a nucleus
Schwann
Scientist who studied the nucleus and its function
Schleiden
Scientists who discovered that cells arose from preexisting cells
Virchow
Recipe to create life
Spontaneous generation
3 parts of the cell theory:
1- all organisms have at least one cell
2- the cell is the most basic unit of life
3- cells only come from pre-existing cells
2 types of microscopes:
Light & electron
microscope that shines through specimen to project the image
Light microscope
More complex microscope that shoots electrons through specimen to portray the image
Electron microscope
5 characteristics all cells have:
1 - plasma membrane 2 - DNA 3 - Cytoplasm/cytosol 4 - ribosomes 5 - cytoskeleton
Cell membrane that surrounds cell; all made up of phospholipid bilayer with proteins embedded
Plasma membrane
Area within a cell area between DNA and cell membrane
Cytoplasm
liquid in the cell that fills up the cytoplasm
Cytosol
Little dots in cell; associated with making proteins; “workbenches where proteins are made”
Ribosomes
Cell’s skeleton, helps give shape and support; holds it in place and helps move them around; made of protein fibers
Cytoskeleton
“Before nucleus”; simple; no nucleus; unicellular; small;
Prokaryotic cells
All bacteria are ___
prokaryotic
DNA lives in ___ region in a prokaryotic cell
Nucleoid region
Some prokaryotes have ____: used for movement and spins like a propellor. Some also have ___: hair like structures to help attach to other cells
Flagella; pili
Explanation of how we think eukaryotic cells arose from prokaryotic cells
Endosymbiotic theory (endosymbiosis)
2 explanations of prokaryotes turning into eukaryotes:
1 - “extra plasma membrane” that folds onto of itself and creates compartments
2 - “cell eating cell theory” most cells eat cells to kill but sometimes cells can continue to live in other cells (that gave rise to other structures such as mitochondria or chloroplast)
Most DNA is found in the ___
nucleus
____ and ____ contains small amounts of DNA for energy making
Mitochondria and chloroplast
When you compare 2 types of DNA from different species to see how similar they are
DNA Analysis
Mitochondria DNA is very similar to DNA in ____
purple sulfur bacteria
Chloroplastic DNA is very similar to DNA in ____
Cyanobacteria
“True nucleus”; includes plants, animals, protists, and fungi; has nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear envelope, nuclear pores, chromatin, chromosomes
Eukaryotic cells
___ houses DNA in eukaryotic cells
Nucleus
Nucleus has double membrane called the ____ where DNA lives
nuclear envelope
How things get in and out nucleus
nuclear pores
Every nucleus has at least 1 where ribosomes are made
Nucleolus
Unorganized form of DNA
Chromatin
Organized form of DNA; gets this form when it is about to divide
Chromosomes
Internal membrane sacks that divide into compartments; all structures are connected directly or indirectly by vesicles
Endomembrane system
Transporters of the eukaryotic cell; small bubbles (taxi cabs or UPS of cell)
Vesicles
Network of membranes that contains 2 types: smooth and rough
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
Studded with ribosomes and is associated with making and storing proteins
Rough ER
Doesn’t have ribosomes; makes lipids; also plays a role in detox
Smooth ER
Looks like stack of pancakes; sorts, modifies, and packages proteins
Golgi
In animal cells only; carries digestive enzymes; aids in digestion; looks like vesicle but has specific job
Lysosome
Powerhouse of the cell; where respiration occurs and where the cell makes its ATP;
Mitochondria
Inner fold of mitochondria
cristae
most inside part of mitochondria
matrix
3 different types of cytoskeletons:
Microtubules
Intermediate filaments
Microfilaments
Largest cytoskeleton; made of tubulins
microtubules
cytoskeleton only found in multicellular organisms; give structural support; made of keratin
intermediate filaments
smallest cytoskeleton; made of Actin (associated with muscle movement); play a role in cytoplasmic streaming
Microfilaments
How are flagella and cilia arranged and what are they made of?
9 +2 array; made of microtubules
found only in animals; flagella and cilia grow outward of them; barrel shaped structures made of microtubules
Centrioles
Green oval, photosynthesis; type of plastid
Chloroplast
disks in chloroplast are called ___
Thylakoids
Area outside the disk in the chloroplast is called ___
Stroma
Huge bubble-looking structure that can take up to 90% of the area in a plant cell; stores thinks like water, pigments, and waste; most important function is to supply pressure to the cell (turgor pressure)
Central vacuole