Eukaryotic cells Flashcards
What is the brain of a cell?
Nucleus
Name the 4 components of a nucleus
- Nucleolus
- Chromatin
- Nuclear envelope (double membrane)
- pores
what does the nucleus store?
- DNA
What is the job of the nucleolus?
- to produce ribosomes
- to pass on genetic material
- to translate DNA into proteins
can nucleus have more than 1 nucleolus?
yes
are ribosomes found in Prokaryotic cells?
yes
name the 2 sites ribosomes are found
- floating in the cytoplasm, in groups called polyribsomes
- bound to the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
what is the job of a ribosome?
to carry out protein synthesis
Name the 10 biological hierachies
- Biosphere
- Ecosystems (dictated by weather systems)
- communities: varying species working together or against
- populations
- organisms
- organs
- tissues
- cells
- organelles
- molecules
What is life?
- order
- adapt to environment
- respond to environment
- regulate cellular and body processes: eat and use it
- grow and develop
- reproduce
what does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
what is central dogma?
once information gets into a protein it can’t get back out again
DNA-RNA and back again
RNA-protein “if you eat a steak you don’t become a cow”
what are the features of the cell membrane?
- lipid bilayers: Phosopholipid (grey+gold)
- Hydrophilic layers outside of membrane (grey)
- hydrophobic inside of membrane (gold)
- semi permeable
what does the acronym ATP stand for?
Adenosine triphosphate
what is ATP? (Not what it stands for)
form of energy from breaking down sugars, fats and other fuels
What does LUCA stand for?
Last universal common ancestor
which domain of LUCA is harmless to us?
Domain Archaea
what are the 3 domains of LUCA?
- bacteria
- archaea
- eukarya
which of LUCA are prokaryotes?
- Bacteria
- Archaea
which of LUCA are eukaryotes?
Eukarya