Cell structure & Microscope Flashcards
Topic 1
Resolution
To distinguish two separate points on an image as two separate objects
Magnification
Number of times a real life specimen have been enlarged to give a bigger view of the image
Light microscope [2]
1) Low resolution because of long wavelengths of light
2) Coloured images and organisms are alive
Transmission electron microscope (TEM)
1) High magnification and resolution (electron shorter wavelength)
2) electrons pass through inside organism’s structure to make image (must be dead)
Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
1) High magnification and resolution
2) Electrons bounce off the surface of organism to show 3D image
Compare magnification vs resolution [2]
1) Low resolution in light microscopes because of long light wavelength
2) High resolution and magnification in electron microscope because of short electron wavelength
1mm to micrometers
1000micrometer
1mm to cm
x10
1mm to nanometers
1,000,000nm
Cell surface membrane [3]
1) regulate nutrient and waste transport in and out of cell
2) Very thin
3) Double phospholipid layers
Structures inside nucleus
Nucleolus
Nuclear envelope
Nucleus
Contains DNA which gets arranged into chromosomes
Nuclear envelop
Nucleus membrane and have lots of pores so: mRNA and ribosomes can travel out of nucleus, enzymes and signaling molecules can move in
Nucleolus [2]
1) Site of ribosome production
2) Made of protein, RNA, DNA, and ribosome synthesis
Rough endoplasmic reticulum [4]
1) Continuous folds of membrane linked with nuclear envelope
2) Surface of RER is covered in ribosomes
3) To process proteins that are produced in ribosome
4) Makes enzymes
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum [2]
1) No ribosomes on the surface
2) Production of lipids and steroid hormones
Golgi body [3]
1) Series of flattened sacs of membrane
2) Modify protein and package them into vesicles
3) Cell delivery center
Mitochondria [2]
1) Nutrient rich matrix liquid in centre
2) Cellular respiration G-> ATP
Cytoplasm [3]
1) Jelly-like matrix contains lots of water
2) Contains organelles, sugars, and proteins for growth and reproduction
3) Aid material movement, cell shape, and organelle network
Cellular respiration equation
Glucose + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water
ATP
Ribosome [2]
1) 20nm in diameter Pro, 25nm in diameter Euk
2) Protein synthesis RNA->proteins
Lysosome [4]
1) Digestive (hydrolytic) enzymes, endocytosis
2) Rid waste products
3) exocytosis, release content of lysosome out of cell
4) Self digestion
Centrioles [3]
1) Only in animal cells
2) Microtubules (tubulin protein, hollow)
3) Organizes spindle fibers
Spindle fibers
Protein structures that divide genetic materials in a cell