Lecture 7 - The Cell II Flashcards
Define a nucleoid
Discrete concentration of DNA located within the cell’s interior
Place, not a thing
define plasmids
small circular molecules of DNA that carry a small number of genes
describe pili
threadlike hollow structures that extend from one bacterial cell to another that allow the transfer of plasmids
describe cytosol
liquid found inside the cells
describe cytoplasm
area within the plasma membrane, which comprises of the cytosol, the mitochondria, plastids, and other organelles (but not their internal fluids and structures) but not the nucleus.
Are organelles within the endomembrane system distinct?
no, they are interconnected
how do organelles within the endomembrane system communicate?
by budding vesicles (small membrane enclosed sacs)
what does the endomembrane system include?
nuclear envelope, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and visicles
describe the nucleus
stores DNA
Describe the nuclear envelope
- defines the boundary of the nucleus
- consists of two membranes (inner and outer) is a lipid bilayer with associated proteins
describe nuclear pores
act as gateways allowing molecules to enter and leave the nucleus
describe the nucleolus
appears as a mass of densely stained granules and fibers
- site where rRNA is synthesized
- assembly site of large and small ribosomal subunits
are ribosomes part of the endomembrane system?
no
describe ribosomes
- complexes made of rRNA and proteins (forming large and small subunits)
- sites of protein synthesis, in which amino acids are assembled into polypetides
free ribosomes
found floating in the cytosol
* synthesize proteins that do not leave the inside of the cell*
bound ribosomes
attached to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane
synthesize proteins that are secreted or components of the plasma membrane
endoplasmic reticulum
- continuous with the nuclear envelope
- accounts for more than half of the total membrane in many eukaryotic cells
- two distinct regions of the ER that differ in structure and function
rough endoplasmic reticulum
- studded with ribosomes on the surface of the membrane
- site of synthesis of proteins that are to be secreted
- synthesis of membranes