Plant Cell Structure Part 2 Flashcards
make and store needed compounds
plastids
started as a bacteria that were absorbed into plant cells
plastids and mitochondria
most important of all plastids, light -> sugar & oxygen
chloroplasts
organelles in animals do not give the cell shape
vacuole
plant cells push water into these organelles
central vacuole
structural and functional units of living structures
cell
scientist that reported thin slices of cork and other plant materials contained minute partitions separating cavities that are eventually named cells
Robert Hooke
discovered the microscope and “free cells” with nucleus
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
discovered the cell substance (protoplasm)
Dujardin
stated that many living bodies must have parts of cellular tissue or formed by such tissue
Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
described the nucleus as the central feature in plant cells, discovered the movement of microscopic particles
Robert Brown
stated that cells were the unit of structure in animals
Theodor Schwann
concluded that cells come only from other cells
Rudolf Virchow
stated that cells ensure continuity between one generation through mitosis
Alexander Flemming
who proposed the cell theory
Rudolf Virchow and Theodor Schwann
basic tenets of cell theory
all living organisms are made up of cell
the cell is the basic unit of structure of all living organisms
all cells come from pre-existing cells
how small are Rickettsia
0.3 to 0.5 micrometers
how small are prokaryotes (bacterial groups)
1 to 10 micrometers
example of cells that can be seen
“yolks” of eggs in most vertebrates
why are most of the cells are small
ratio of the volume of the cell’s nucleus to the volume of cytoplasm must not be so small for the nucleus to control the cytoplasm
as a roughly spherical cell becomes larger, the innermost regions become farther away from the membrane which makes diffusion ___
difficult
difference of prokaryotes and eukaryotes
prokaryotes have cell walls, only plant cells in eukaryotes have cell walls
prokaryotes does not have nucleus, nuclear membrane, nucleolus
prokaryotes only have ribosomes and cilia and flagella
prokaryotes have single, circular, w/o associated proteins in chromosomes
prokaryotes have RNA and DNA as its genetic material
why does cell volume work to limit cell size
as the cell enlargens, its volume increases more rapidly than its surface area does. Larger cell has a greater need for exchange of nutrients and wastes with the environment.
what cells can get large due to their elongated shape
muscle cells and neurons
three structural parts of an animal cell
plasma membrane
cytosol
nucleus
gatekeeper of the cell, outer limiting membrane in animal cells
plasma membrane
thick-semi fluid portion of the cytoplasm
cytosol
other term for cytosol
intracellular fluid
large, double membrane organelle that contains the chromosomal DNA of a eukaryotic cell
nucleus
highly organized stuctures with characteristic shapes that are highly specialized for specific cellular activities
organelles
temporary structures that contain secretions and storage products of the cell
inclusions
functions of cell membrane
-acts as separation between the internal components of the cell from the extracellular environment
-allows passage of selected molecules, regulating the exchange of substances between the cell’s protoplasm
-communicates with other cells
described the molecular arrangement of the plasma membrane and other membranes in living organisms
fluid mosaic model
pattern of many small pieces fitted together
mosaic
proteins are flowing like what in a sea of lipids
icebergs
percent of phospholipids in the cell membrane
75 percent
form the bilayer, the arrangement occurs because it is ampipathic
phospholipid bilayer
what part faces the watery cytosol and ECF
phosphate head
amphipathic occurring only on the membrane layer facing the ECF
glycolipids
what percent is glycolipid in the cell membrane
5 percent
function of glycolipids
adhesion among cells and tissues
cell-to-cel recognition and communicaton
exposed on brain and nerve cell membranes as antigens
gangliosides
serve as antigens on surfaces of RBCs for blood group interaction
glycosphingolipids
located among the phospholipids in both sides of the bilayer, strengthen the membrane but decrease its flexibility
cholesterol
how many percent is cholesterol in the membrane
20 percent
two types of membrane proteins in plasma membrane
integral and peripheral
extend across the phospholipid bilayer among the fatty acid tails, mostly glycoproteins
intrinsic/integral proteins
loosely attached to the inner and outer surfaces of the membrane and are easily separated from it
extrinsic/peripheral proteins
determine what functions a cell can perform
membrane proteins and glycoproteins
function of proteins
channel
cell identity markers
cytoskeleton anchor
transporter
enzymes
receptor
function of proteins that allows passage of specific molecules (K+ Cl-) to move through the pore
channel
function of proteins that carries specific substance across
transporter
function of proteins that catalyzes different reactions
enzymes
example of a transporter protein
amino acids
example of a enyzme protein
adenylyl cyclase
converts ATP to cAMP
adenylyl cyclase
function of protein that distinguishes cell from other cells
cell identity markers
example of cell identity marker protein
glycosphingolipids
function of proteins that recognizes specific molecules (e.g. hormones) and alter cell’s function in some ways
receptors
function of protein that attaches filaments and tubules inside the cell to the cell membrane to stabilize the structure and shape of the cells
cytoskeleton anchor
usually spherical or oval organelle and is the largest structure in the cell
nucleus
contains the hereditary units of the cell which control cellular structure and direct many cellular activities
nucleus
example of body cells that do not have a nucleus
mature RBCs
what fibers contain several nuclei
skeletal muscle fibers
separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm
nuclear membrane
allow most ions and water-soluble molecules to shuttle between nucleus and cytoplasm
nuclear pore (water-filled)