test 2 ch 4,5,6 Flashcards
what year were cells began to study?
1830s
what kind of concept is biology?
unifying concept
which 2 biologists did biology originate from?
1.matthis schleiden (1804-1881)
2.theordor schwann (1810-1882)
cell theory (3)
1.all organisms are composed of cells
2.all cells come only from pre existing cells
3. cells are the smallest structural and functional unit of organisms
size range for cells
from 1 millimeter to 1 micrometer
in order to exchange material, what do cells need
large surface area of plasma membrane
what is surface-area-to-volume
requires that cells be small
Structure of DNA
Double stranded helix with complementary base pairs
What are Histones?
DNA is wrapped around small globular proteins called histones to make compact
Structure of ATP
Adenosine Triphoshate, energy is relased when ATP s dyfolysed into ADP and P. The 3rd phosphate bond is easily broken to form ADP and P
Role of Endoplasmic Reticulm, Ribosomes
Smooth ER-Lipid synthese, rough ER contains ibsomes and is involved wwith protein sy