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Cell Structure Flashcards

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Eukaryotic cells

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Complex cells e.g. Animal or plant cells.

Cells with a true nucleus

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Organelles in an animal cell?

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  • Plasma membrane
  • Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER)
  • Smooth ER
  • nuclear envelope
  • Nucleus
  • Nucleolus
  • Lysosome
  • Ribosome
  • Golgi apparatus
  • Cytoplasm
  • Mitochondria
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Organelles in a plant cell?

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  • Cell wall with plasmodesmata
  • Vacuole
  • Plasma membrane
  • Chloroplast
  • RER
  • SER
  • Mitochondria
  • Golgi
  • Cytoplasm
  • Nuclear envelope
  • Nucleolus
  • Nucleus
  • Ribosome
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What organelles does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not?

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  • A cell wall with plasmodesmata
  • Chloroplasts
  • Vacuole
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What organelles does an animal cell have that a plant cell doesn’t?

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Lysosomes

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What is plasmodesmata?

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Channels for exchanging substances with adjacent cells

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Function of plasma membrane

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  • Regulates movement of substances in and out of the cell

- Has receptor molecules which allow cell signalling through means of chemicals

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Function of cell wall

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-Supports plant cells

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Function of nucleus

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  • Controls cell’s activities by controlling transcription of DNA
  • Contains DNA needed to make proteins
  • The pores allow substances (e.g RNA) to move between the nucleus and the cytoplasm
  • The nucleolus makes ribosomes
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Function of a lysosome

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  • Contains digestive enzymes
  • Keeps the digestive enzymes separate from the cytoplasm by its surrounding membrane
  • Can be used to digest invading cells or break down worn out components
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Function of ribosomes

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-The site where proteins are made

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Function of rough endoplasmic reticulum

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-Folds and processes proteins that have been made in the ribosomes

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Function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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-Synthesises and processes lipids

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Function of a vesicle

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-Transports substances in and out of the cell (via the plasma membrane) and between organelles

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Function of the Golgi apparatus

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  • Process and package new lipids and proteins

- Makes lysosomes

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Function of the mitochondria

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-Site of aerobic respiration where ATP is produced

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Function of chloroplasts

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  • The site of photosynthesis

- Some parts of photosynthesis happen in the grana and others in the stroma

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Function of the centriole

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  • Involved with the separation of chromosomes during cell division
  • Send out spindle fibres
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Function of cilia

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-They move substances along the cell surface

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Function of the flagellum

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  • It’s microtubules contract to make flagellum move

- Propel cell forward

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Where are mitochondria generally found?

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In very active cells that require a lot of energy. They are found in large numbers.

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What is the name of the membrane inside the chloroplast called?

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Thylakoid membrane

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What is grana?

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Stacked up thylakoid membranes

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What are grana linked together by?

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What does the inner membrane of a mitochondrion fold to form?
Cristae
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Where are the enzymes for respiration in the mitochondrion?
Matrix
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Describe protein production in a cell
- Proteins are made in the ribosomes - New proteins produced at the RER are folded and processed - Then transported from the RER to the Golgi apparatus in vesicles - At the Golgi apparatus the proteins may undergo further processing - The proteins enter more vesicles to be transported around the cell
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The four main functions of the cytoskeleton:
- The microtubules and microfilaments support the cells organelles, keeping them in structure. - They help strengthen the cell and maintain its structure. - Responsible for movement of materials within the cell e.g. Movement of chromosomes during cell division - Proteins of the cytoskeleton can also make the cell move
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Features of prokaryotes
- Extremely small-less than 2nanometer diameter - DNA is circular/loop - No nucleus, DNA is free in the cytoplasm - Few organelles but none are membrane bound - Flagellum (when present) made of the protein flagellin, arranged in a helix - Small ribosomes
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Features of eukaryotes
- Larger cells- about 10-100 nm diameter - DNA is linear - Nucleus is present, DNA inside - Many organelles (membrane bound) - Flagella (when present) is made of microtubule proteins arranged in a '9+2' formation - Larger ribosomes
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Magnification
The number of times larger an image appears, compared to the size of the object
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Resolution
The clarity of an image; the higher the resolution the clearer the image How well a microscope can distinguish between two points
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How to calculate magnification of an image
Image size/object size
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Prokaryotic cell
Smaller, simpler cells e.g. Bacteria | Lack membrane bound organelles and an organised nucleus
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Name the 3 types of microscopes
- Light microscope - Laser scanning confocal microscopes - Electron microscope-(TEM and SEM)
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Describe how a light microscope works
By using light to observe an image
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How high is the resolution of a light microscope?
0.2 micrometers approx. A lower resolution than electron microscopes so they are usually used to look at whole cells or tissue.
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Maximum magnification of a light microscope
x1500
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Describe how a Laser scanning confocal microscope works
- Uses laser beams (intense beams of light) to scan a specimen, which is usually tagged with a fluorecent dye. - The laser causes the dye to fluorece - This light is then focused through a pinhole onto a detector - The detector is hooked up to a computer, which creates a 3D image
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How is sending the LSCM light through a pinhole useful?
It blocks out all the out of focus light so that these microscopes can get a clearer image than light microscopes.
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Descibe how an electron microscope works
Electrons are used to form an image instead of light.
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Why are electron microscopes better than light ones?
Because they have a higher resolution and can get a more detailed image.
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Describe how a Transmission electron microscope works
- Uses electromagnets to focus a beam of electrons, which is then transmitted through the specimen. - Denser parts of the specimen absorb more electrons, which makes them look darker
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Positives and negatives of TEM's
- Provide high resolution images, so can be used to look at a wide range of organelles. - Can only be used to look at thin specimens
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Describe how a Scanning electron microscope works
- They scan a beam of electrons across the specimen | - This knocks off electrons from the specimen, which are gathered in a cathode ray tube to form an image
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Describe the image produced by the SEM
- Shows the surface of the specimen and can be 3D | - Gives a lower resolution than TEM's
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