Unit 2 - Cell Structure and Function Flashcards
types of cells
- prokaryotes
- eukaryotes
prokaryotes
- made up of bacteria
- archaea extremophile (an organism that thrives under extreme conditions)
eukaryotes
- mammals
- plants
- fungi
- protists
prokaryote’s organelles
- no membrane bound organelles
prokaryote’s DNA
- free floating DNA
- DNA is circular shaped
- DNA is found in nucleoid
- contains plasmids (extra circular pieces of DNA)
prokaryote’s cell wall
- cell wall is made up of peptidoglycan
eukaryote’s organelles
- has membrane bound organelles
- contains mitochondria
eukaryote’s DNA
- DNA found in nucleus
- DNA is linear shaped
eukaryote’s cell wall
- plant cell wall -> cellulose
- fungi cell wall -> chitin
common structures between eukaryotes and prokaryotes
- ribosomes - rRNA
- cell (plasma) membrane
- cytoplasm - cytosol
cytosol
the actual liquid portion of the cell
nucleus
- DNA is found inside here
- surrounded by a nuclear membrane
- “pores” to allow things in and out
endoplasmic reticulum
- function: intracellular transport
- rough ER
- smooth ER
rough endoplasmic reticulum
- ribosomes are found here
- ribosomes produce proteins for cell membrane / for outside cell
- intracellular transport
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
- intracellular transport
- synthesis of lipids
- steroids (estrogen & testosterone)
- detoxification
- abundant in liver to breakdown toxins and drugs
ribosomes
- synthesize proteins
- found free floating / attached to rough ER
- made up of rRNA (make proteins for membrane/outside cell)
- free floating: makes proteins for inside the cell
golgi apparatus
- finalize proteins to be exported to the cell membrane or out of the cell
- “tertiary structure”
- produces vesicles for transport **
- produces lysosomes
- cisternae
endomembrane system
- nucleus produces mRNA to go to the ribosomes on the ER
- the rough ER makes proteins then sends them to golgi to be exocytose (leave cell)
lysosome
- hydrolysis: digesting using enzymes and water
- apoptosis: programmed cell death (recycling of cellular material)
- autophagy: digestion of worn out cell parts
- immune cells (like a giant lysosome)
mitochondria
- cell respiration: makes ATP
- endosymbiotic theory: a cell engulfed a mitochondria
-> it was not digested
-> it made energy and received glucose - have their own ribosomes, DNA, self replicating
chloroplast
- absorbs sunlight -> makes sugar
- have their own ribosomes, DNA, self replicating
vacuole
- storage: water, food, waste
- tonoplast: membrane around the vacuole
endosymbiotic theory
- the beginning of eukaryotic cells
cytoskeleton
- microtubules
- intermediate filaments
- microfilaments
- cilia
- flagella (whip like tail)
- structural support
peroxisome
- break H2O2 -> H2O + O
centrioles
- involved in cell reproduction
- in animals
advantages of organelles
- eukaryotic cells can grow larger than prokaryotes
- able to compartmentalize
- allows us to carry out lots of metabolic reactions
- more complex organisms
what does the ability to compartmentalize mean
- lots of reactions in separate places
surface area to volume ratio
- the amount of surface area in a given volume
** larger ratio is better
surface area
- sum of the area of all faces of an object
formula for surface area of a cube
6a^2
why is a large surface area to volume a good thing for cells
- most efficient diffusion of nutrients/wastes
ex: CO2, O2
how do cells increase surface area?
- cell membrane has folds
- in blood cells, the dent increases surface area so more O2 diffusion
what are structural adaptations that increase surface area to volume ratio
- plants have root hairs
- increase surface area to absorb nutrients
desert hare structural adaptations
- large ears -> cool rabbit down (thermoregulation)
- long legs -> cool down rabbit
snow shoe hare
- small ears -> less exposure so cold air keeps heat in
- shorter legs -> keeps heat in
cell membrane
- regulates what goes into and out of the cell
- AKA phospholipid bilayer, plasma membrane
- semipermeable
semipermeable
- allows somethings to pass, but not all
how does a cell membrane regulate what goes in and out
- polarity
- head = polar -> hydrophilic
- tails = nonpolar -> hydrophobic
why is the cell membrane called a bilayer
- orientation of the phospholipids
- hydrophobic tails do not want to be near water
fluid mosaic model
- molecules in cell membrane move laterally (side to side) like a fluid
- many molecules in the membrane (mosaic)
what kind of molecules can pass through a nonpolar region with no resistance
- sterols/steroids
- CO2, O2
what kind of molecules cannot pass through a nonpolar region with no resistance
- polar molecules
- charged molecules
- large molecules
cell membrane: cholesterol
- maintains fluidity of cell membrane
cell membrane: integral protein
- transport protein
ex: aquaporin - transport of water
cell membrane: peripheral proteins
- cell signaling
cell membrane: glycoprotein or glycolipid
- cell recognition –> “immune system”
the smaller the cell, the ______ the SA:V ratio
larger
why are all cells pretty much the same size?
- small cells achieve a large surface area to volume ratio so that nutrients and wastes can diffuse efficiently
- there is also less distance for molecules to travel within a small cell so that cellular functions occur more quickly
what are three characteristics that increase SA:V ratio
- small size of the cell
- infoldings of membranes
- organelles
endosymbiosis
- symbiotic relationships within the cell
- theory of how eukaryotes formed
proof of the theory of endosymbiosis
- double membranes of organelles
- mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA
- mitochondria and chloroplasts self replicate
- the ribosomes in mitochondria and chloroplasts are more similar to the ribosomes of prok than euk
in prokaryotic cells, almost all reactions occur on the cell membrane
- which does NOT allow for specialization
- unlike eukaryotic, which has organelles
mitochondria and chloroplasts are no longer self sufficient; they need..
enzymes provided in the cell’s cytoplasm
does DNA leave the nucleus
- no, it sends a copy via RNA
nucleolus/nucleoli
- rRNA is synthesized here
- this RNA makes up ribosomes
bound ribosomes
- bonded to organelles
- synthesize proteins for export (secretion) from the cell or for use in lysosomes
free ribosomes
- floating in the cytoplasms
- synthesize proteins mostly for use within the cell
are ribosomes membrane bound
- no, they are NOT membrane bounded; therefore, they are found in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes
ribosomes carry out
translation (protein synthesis)
purpose of the endomembrane system
- to transport, package, and export proteins destined for use outside that particular cell
autophagy and apoptosis
- involved in the destruction of worn out or unneeded structures
ex:
- destruction of worn out red cells or mitochondria
- disappearance of a tadpole’s tail
contractile vacuoles
- in protists to pump out excess water
central vacuoles
for storage of starch in plant cells
peroxisome
- single membrane
- breaks down fatty acids
- detoxes alcohol in liver
- as the break down compounds, they produce H2O2
membrane fluidity
- as fluid as salad oil
- the only thing holding the cell membrane together is the fact that the interior and exterior are exposed to water
how does the membrane remain fluid and resist freezing?
- amount of unsaturated fatty acids (these have kinks that prevent molecules from packing together)
- amount of cholesterol