Topic 3 Flashcards
What are the common features in the cells of all living organisms?
Membranes, cytoplasm, ribosomes, some form genetic material
What are the types of cell?
Prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells
Which is more complex: prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells?
Eukaryotic- also bigger than prokaryotic cells
Where are prokaryotic cells found?
In simple organisms like bacteria
Where are eukaryotic cells found?
In all types of plants and animals
List the organelles found in prokaryotic cells
Cell wall, Capsule, Plasmid, Flagellum, Pili, Ribsomes, Mesosomes, Circular DNA
Function of cell wall
Supports the cell and stops it changing shape
Function of capsule
Helps to protect bacteria from attacks by immune system
Function of flagellum
Long hair-like structure that helps to move the cell
Function of pili
It’s used in the transfer of genetic material by helping stick prokaryotes stick together
Function of mesosomes
Inward folds in the plasma membranes with an unknown function
What’s the difference between the normal circular DNA and plasmids in bacteria?
Plasmids are smaller loops of DNA that can be passed between cells
List the organelles in eukaryotic cells
Nucleus, nucleolus, rough ER, smooth ER, mitochondria, centrioles, lysosomes, Golgi apparatus
Function of nucleus and nucleolus
Ribosomes and RNA are made in the nucleolus. The nucleus controls the cell’s activities because DNA is located here
Function of rough ER
Folds and processes proteins
Function of smooth ER
Synthesises and processes lipids
Function of ribosomes in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Site of protein synthesis
Function of mitochondria
Site of later stages of aerobic respiration
Function of centrioles
The separation of chromosomes in cell division
Function of lysosomes
Ingestion of invading cells and break down of unwanted structures, both by digestive enzymes
Function of Golgi apparatus
Modifies proteins and packages them in vesicles for transport
How are proteins transported out of the cell?
- They enter the rER, assuming a 3D shape as they make their way through
- Vesicles containing the protein fuse to form flattened sacs of the Golgi apparatus
- Proteins are modified within the Golgi apparatus
- Vesicles with the modified protein pinch of the Golgi apparatus and fuse with the cell membrane, releasing it
How do sperm fertilise eggs?
1) Sperm reach the ovum
2) Chemicals are released from cells surrounding the ovum, triggering acrosome reaction
3) The acrosome swells, fusing with the sperm cell membrane
4) Digestive enzymes are released from acrosome
5) Sperm fuses with ovum membrane and enters
6) Enzymes released from ovum thicken zona pellucida stop any more sperm entering
7) The two nuclei fuse
Why is mitosis needed?
For growth of multi-cellular organisms, repairing damaged tissues, asexual reproduction