Cell

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Basic building block of life

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cell

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Smallest living unit of an organism

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cell

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Capable of growth, reproduction, energy
adaptation, and response to the environment

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cell

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Two types of Cells

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Prokaryotic Cell
Eukaryotic Cell

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The earliest and most primitive forms of life on earth

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Prokaryotic Cells

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Have more complex structures and intracellular processes

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Eukaryotic Cells

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Specialized subunits within a eukaryotic cell and Has its own specific function

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Organelles

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Usually separately enclosed within its own membrane

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Organelles

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ORGANELLES: Suspended in thick intracellular fluid called the

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CYTOSOL

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Major Functions:
• Synthesis and degradation of biomolecules
• Selective transport of biochemical substances
• Metabolism
• Storage, transmission, and expression of genetic information

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Organelles

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Lysosomes and Flagella

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ANIMAL CELLS

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• Chloroplasts (Plastids)
  • Central Vacuole and Tonoplast
  • Cell Wall
  • Plasmodesmata

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PLANT CELLS

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Contains the genetic material of the cell and Site of DNA and RNA synthesis

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Nucleus

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Site of protein synthesis

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Ribosome

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Network of membrane channels connected to the nuclear pore

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Contains enzymes for detoxification of foreign
substances that gained entry into the cell

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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contains the ribosomes

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Rough ER

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site of lipid synthesis

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Smooth ER

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Sorts and transports molecules for export into
the plasma membrane or other cells

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Golgi Complex

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Contain hydrolytic digestive enzymes aimed
for intracellular digestion

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Lysosomes

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Contain oxidative enzymes for intracellular digestion

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Peroxisomes

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Site for Cellular Respiration

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Mitochondrion

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Cellulosic inert supporting structure surrounding
plant cells for rigidity

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Cell Wall

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Site of photosynthesis and Contains chlorophyll,
the pigment responsible for harvesting light

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Chloroplast

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Reservoir for food, nutrients and ions as well as waste products

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Vacuole

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most important ones for biomolecules

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C,H,N,O,P,S

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readily form covalent bond

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C,H,N,O

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Organic building blocks: C

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hydrocarbons

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Organic building blocks: O

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Carbohydrates and lipids

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Organic building blocks: N

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Amino acids and proteins

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Organic building blocks: S

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More amino acids and proteins

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Organic building blocks: P

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Nucleic acids, RNA, DNA

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Most abundant biomolecule in the cell (~__%)

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PROTEINS - 15

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Most varied and most diverse in terms of structure and function

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PROTEINS

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Most abundant biomolecule on EARTH Polyhydroxyaldehydes and polyhydroxyketones

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CARBOHYDRATES

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Chemical carriers of genetic information

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NUCLEIC ACIDS

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Biopolymers of nucleotides linked by phosphodiester bond • Two forms:

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DNA (2-deoxyribonucleic acid) RNA (ribonucleic acid)

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Heterogeneous in structure • Exhibits LOW SOLUBILITY/INSOLUBILITY IN WATER and SOLUBILITY IN ORGANIC SOLVENTS • Have VERY LARGE HYDROPHOBIC (NON-POLAR) portions

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LIPIDS

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As fuel for metabolic processes Building block and nutrients/vitamins Insulation, Protective coverings

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Lipids

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Energy currency in metabolic processes Structural components of cofactors and coenzymes As building blocks for molecular repositories of genetic information

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Nucleotides

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Stores and provides energy, Structural integrity, As conjugates to other macromolecules, Component of nucleic acids

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Carbohydrates

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Establishment and maintenance of structure, Transport, Control and Regulation, Defense and immunity, Catalysis, Movement, Storage

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Proteins