Wk 1- The Cell Flashcards

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1
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The background to cells
Whose research resulted in cell theory?
In 1–5 they placed slices of - under a microscope and noticed small compartments , naming them cells.

A

Robert Hooke

1665, cork

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Basic structure of Eukaryotic cell

Cell membrane - encases?
Nucleus - contains ?
Cytoplasm - contains ? And ?

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Cell contents
DNA genetic information
Organelles and cytosol

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Non membraneous organelles

Cytoskeleton:

Provides - support 
Consists of 3 components 
1. Micro filaments (contractile ability) 
- - tin and - - - sin 
2. - filaments ( stabilise cell) 
3. Micro- (determine shape) 
Involved in movement
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Structural support

  1. Actin and myosin
  2. Intermediate
  3. Micro tubules
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Non membraneous organelles

Micro villi : 
Small - like projections 
Increase - area of cell 
Extensions on cell aid in - 
Line areas of - tract
A

Finger like
Surface
Absorption
Digestive

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Non membraneous organelles

Cilia:
Long -like extensions of cell
Line - tract
Aids - of mucus

A

Finger like
Respiratory
Movement

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Non membraneous organelles

Centrioles:
Instrumental in cell -
Short sections of micro-
Surrounded by centrosome

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Division

Micro tubule

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Non membraneous organelles

Ribosomes:

Synthesise -
Free ribosomes dispersed in -
Fixed ribosomes on rough - -
Ribosomes in -

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Cytoplasm
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
Mitochondria

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Membraneous organelles

Mitochondria:
- house of the cell
Sites of - production 
Produce majority of ATP (- - -) 
Contains own DNA (-DNA)
A

Powerhouse
Energy
Adenosine triphosphate
mDNA

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Membraneous organelles

Endoplasmic Reticulum:
Membrane network attached to - envelope
Rough ER 
Manufacture of -
Enclosure of - for transfer to - complex
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Nuclear
Protein
Protein , Golgi

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Membraneous organelles

Smooth Endoplasmic reticulum :
Extends from rough ER
Synthesis of fatty - and steroids 
Enzymes of smooth ER:
Inactivation, - of drugs , alcohol 
Break ? of glycogen / glucose in the liver
A

Acids
Detoxification
Breakdown

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Membraneous organelles

Golgi complex:
Transports , modifies, sorts and packages -
Products packaged into
1. Secretory vesicles for delivery - cell
2. - vesicles for cell membrane components
3. Transport vesicles for delivery - cell

A

Outside
Membrane
Within

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Membraneous organelles

Lysosomes:

  • disposal and -
    Contain powerful digestive -
    Fuse with vesicles containing damaged / foreign organelles (-)
    Break ? and eject unwanted components from cell
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Waste disposal and recycling
Enzymes
Bacteria
Breakdown

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Membraneous organelles

Peroxisomes:

Contain powerful - enzymes
- harmful substances such as alcohol
High density in - cells

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Oxidising
Detoxify
Liver cells

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Phospholipid bilayer

Covers most of the surface of cell
Arranged in 2 layers :
Exterior layer = hydro ? ( water loving )
Interior layer = hydro ? (water hating)

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Hydrophilic

Hydrophobic

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