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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

20
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Function of the flagellum

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  • It’s microtubules contract to make flagellum move

- Propel cell forward

21
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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.

22
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What is the name of the membrane inside the chloroplast called?

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Thylakoid membrane

23
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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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Lamellae

25
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What does the inner membrane of a mitochondrion fold to form?

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Cristae

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Where are the enzymes for respiration in the mitochondrion?

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Matrix

27
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Describe protein production in a cell

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  • 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:

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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The number of times larger an image appears, compared to the size of the object

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Resolution

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The clarity of an image; the higher the resolution the clearer the image

How well a microscope can distinguish between two points

33
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How to calculate magnification of an image

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Image size/object size

34
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Prokaryotic cell

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Smaller, simpler cells e.g. Bacteria

Lack membrane bound organelles and an organised nucleus

35
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Name the 3 types of microscopes

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  • Light microscope
  • Laser scanning confocal microscopes
  • Electron microscope-(TEM and SEM)
36
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Describe how a light microscope works

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By using light to observe an image

37
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How high is the resolution of a light microscope?

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0.2 micrometers approx. A lower resolution than electron microscopes so they are usually used to look at whole cells or tissue.

38
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Maximum magnification of a light microscope

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x1500

39
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Describe how a Laser scanning confocal microscope works

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  • 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?

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It blocks out all the out of focus light so that these microscopes can get a clearer image than light microscopes.

41
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Descibe how an electron microscope works

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Electrons are used to form an image instead of light.

42
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Why are electron microscopes better than light ones?

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Because they have a higher resolution and can get a more detailed image.

43
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Describe how a Transmission electron microscope works

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  • 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
44
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Positives and negatives of TEM’s

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  • 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
45
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Describe how a Scanning electron microscope works

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  • 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

46
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Describe the image produced by the SEM

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  • Shows the surface of the specimen and can be 3D

- Gives a lower resolution than TEM’s

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