Notes 10 - The Cell Flashcards
Cells
The smallest living unit
Unicellular
Cells that exist on their own.
Multicellular Organisms
Cells used to build things.
All cells are made up of
1.) Water
2.) The 4 biomolecules
3. Disolved elements
The 4 biomolecules are
1.) carbohydrates,
2.) lipids,
3.)proteins,
4.) nucleic acids
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What do all cells share in common?
- ) MEMBRAINE - An outer “skin.”
2.) CYTOSOL - An inner, watery, jelly like substance
3.) DNA - directs growth, development and behavior.
4.) RIBOSOMES - Inner structure used to build proteins.
5.) CYTOSKELOTON - network of proteins that perform certain tasks.
Membraine
Outer skin of a cell.
Cytosol
An inner, watery, jelly like substance of a cell
DNA
Directs growth, development and behavior of cell.
Ribosomes
Inner structure used to build proteins.
Cytoskeloton
Network of protein fibers that perform certain tasks in a cell:
- Give cell support and shape.
- Move internal structures and molecules.
- Create tails or extensions that help move the cell.
Cells can be divided into two catebories
1.) Prokaryotic
2.) Euraryotic
What do Prokaryotic cells NOT have?
Does not have organelles (including the nucleus, which is an organelle)
What do Eukaryotic cells have?
Organelles (including the nucleus, which is an organelle.
What types of cells have a nucleus?
Eukaryotic cells.
What is an organelle?
An organelle is a complex structure with different jobs surrounded by a skin-like layer called a membrane (same as the cell membrane).
What surrounds an organelle?
The membrain which is a skin like layer.
most cells are too small to see with your naked eyes. But there are some. Name 3.
Frog egg
Chicken egg
Ostrich egg
You are made up of more than a
trillion cells.
Nucleus contains ______ in a form called ____________ (unwound) or _______________ (wound up).
Nucleus contains DNA in a form called CHROMATIN (unwound) or CHROMOSOMES (wound up).
Think of the nucleus as the control tower of a cell.
Prokaryote cells dont have a nucleus, and therefor DNA is found i Cytoplasm.
What is Chromatin? What is Chromosome?
Chromatin carries a cells genetic information (DNA). It is found in the nucleus. It is a threadlike chromosome that is spread throughout the nucleus (unwound).
Before a cell divides the Chromatin has to condense and becomes a Chromosome (wound).
What is Nucleolus?
The nuclei contains a small dense region known as the nucleolus. The nucleolus is where the assembly of ribosomes begins.
What is Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)?
Eukaryotic cells contain an internal membrane system known as the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (also known as ER).
ER is where proteins and lipids are assembled.
Think of ER as the builder of proteins.
The ROUGH ER is where the synthesis of proteins happens. It is called ROUGH ER because ribosomes are found on its surface.
The SMOOTH ER contains collections of enzymes that perform specialized tasks. It is called SMOOTH ER because ribosomes are not on the surface.
What are vesicles?
Store and move materials between cell organelles, as well as to and from the cell surface.
Think of vesicles as the warehouse that stores materials. Like vacuoles.