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Cells

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Are the basic structural and functional units of life, all living organisms are built of one or more cells.

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How big are cells?

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Most cells are microscopic, only a few such as a human egg cell and amoeba can be seen with the naked eye.

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Are viruses living or non-living?

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Both, because of they;
don’t have a structure
cannot carry out metabolic activities
cannot self-replicate

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Shape and functions

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The size of the cells vary and therefore impacts on function

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Motor neuron cells

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Star-shaped
Have a long axon
Transmit nerve impulses from a person’s spinal cord to voluntary muscles

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Smooth muscle cells

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Contain proteins that crisscross the cell and when contracted they shorten
Found in the gut wall, walls of blood vessels and uterus
Can generate sustained involuntary contractions

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Shapes of microbial cells

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Rod-shaped
Corkscrew-shaped
Spherical

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Are there fixed shapes for all cells?

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No, some cells are able to move actively and therefore have a flexible plasma membrane

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Cells capable of self-propelled movement

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Cancer cells
White blood cells
Amoebas

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Site of exchange

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Plasma membrane - where materials are moved in and out of a cell to maintain essential functions

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Rate of exchange

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Must be quick enough that the materials are delivered fast enough but slow enough to avoid accumulation of waste materials

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Surface area to volume ratio

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Is the surface area of a plasma membrane available to supply material or remove wastes from the cytoplasm of a cell

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Rules of SA: V ratio

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As an object increases in size the SA: V ratio gets smaller
As an object decreases in size the SA: V ratio gets bigger
The higher the ratio the greater the efficiency of the exchange

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Why are cells so small?

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Beyond a given cell size, the 2-way exchange of materials across the plasma membrane cannot occur fast enough to sustain the volume of the cell contents

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Prokaryote

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Any cells or organisms without a membrane-bound nucleus (bacteria and archaea)
typically smaller (1-2 micrometres)
DNA is dispersed
Unicellular

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Eukaryotes

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Cell or organism with a membrane-bound nucleus (plants, animals, fungi)
typically larger (10-100 micrometres)
DNA stored as chromosomes in the nucleus
Unicellular/Multicellular

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Similarities between eukaryotes and prokaryotes

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Both have;

  • ribosomes
  • cell membrane
  • cytosol
  • vacuole
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Cytoskeleton

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3D networks of fine protein filaments and microtubules within the cell, to give it support and structure

  • determines cell chape
  • moves chromosomes during cell division
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Organelles not enclosed in membranes

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Ribosomes
Cilia and flagella
Centrioles

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Animal cell organelles

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Nucleus
Mitochondria
Nuclear envolope
Nucleoulus
Ribosome
ER (smooth and rough)
Lysosome
Centriole
Protein microtubule
Golgi apparatus
Vesicle
Peroxisome
Endosome
Plasma membrane
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Plant cell organelles

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Nucleus
Nucleolus
Mitochondria
Ribosomes
Endoplasmic reticulum
Plasma membrane
Cell wall
Microtubule
Vacuole
Chloroplast
Peroxisome
Vesicle
Golgi apparatus
Lysosome
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Difference between animal and plant cell

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Animals lack a cell wall, chloroplast and large central vacuole

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Cell wall

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Plant cell
Outside cell membrane
Fully permeable
Provides strength and support to cells
Prevents over expansion of cells from osmosis
Made of cellulose
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Cytosol

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The fluid region in which the organelles exist

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Which cells have secondary cell walls?
Woody plants and perennial grasses
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Nucleus
Membrane bound organelle that controls the function of plant and animal cells - has a double membrane (nuclear envelope) - contains chromatin (DNA)
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Nucleolus
Small part of the nucleus that makes ribosomes
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Multinucleate
Many nucleus
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Mitochondria
The site of cellular respiration In animal and plant cells Produces ATP for the cell to use as energy
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Cellular respiration equation
O2 + C6H12O6 -> CO2 + H2O + ATP | Oxygen + Glucose -> Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy
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Why would a cell need more mitochondria?
A cell that requires more energy ie; muscle cell
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Ribosomes
Where amino acids are assembled to make proteins In plant and animal cells Attached to the Rough ER Free floating
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Organelle consisting of membrane-bound channels that transport substances within a cell with ribosomes attached to the outside - transports proteins within the cell - makes glycoproteins - folding proteins - assembling proteins (ribosomes) - plants and animals
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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Organelle consisting of membrane-bound channels that transport substances within a cell - synthesises and transports lipids - manufactures, detoxifies, stores and transports products - plants and animals
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Golgi complex
Organelle that packages material into vesicles for export from a cell - transported from Rough ER in transition vesicles - transported from Golgi body in secretory vesicles, merge with the plasma membrane and are excreted - plants and animals
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Lysosomes
A fluid-filled sac that contains digestive enzymes to break down excess macromolecules, old cell organelles and break down of substances - animal and plant
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Peroxisomes
The organelle containing enzymes that detoxify various toxic materials that enter the bloodstream - oxidise fatty acids - break down long chain fatty acids - plants and animals
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Chloroplasts
Organelle that converts light into energy for the cell to use - contains chlorophyll (green colour) - only in plant cells
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Why is chloroplast only in some plant cells?
Because it converts energy from sunlight and therefore has to be exposed to light
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Cilia
Cilia are short, hair like appendages extending from the surface of a living cell. - short - eukaryotic cells
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Flagella
Flagella are long, threadlike appendages on the surface of a living cell. - long - Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
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Difference between the plasma membrane and the cell membrane
Plasma membrane is the layer surrounding the organelles and the cell whereas the cell membrane is the layer surrounding the cell
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Plasma membrane
AKA cell membrane The partially permeable boundary of the cell separating it from its physical surroundings Can exclude some substances from entering the cell while permitting entry of others
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Structure of the plasma membrane
2 major components; Phospholipids - bilayer Proteins
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Phospholipids
2 fatty acids joined to a phosphate group Contains hydrophilic head (phosphate) contains hydrophobic tail (fatty acid )
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The hydrophilic and Hydrophobic arrangement
Hydrophilic heads are exposed to the external/internal | Hydrophobic tails face each other
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Why is the plasma membrane flexible?
due to the fatty acids which are fluids and therefore flexible. this enables them to change shape
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2 different types of proteins
Integral | Peripheral
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Integral proteins
``` Are transmembrane (span the width of the membrane) have protein exposed on both sides ```
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Glycoprotein
When carbohydrate groups are attached to the exposed part of the protein on the external side
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Peripheral proteins
Anchored to the exterior of the membrane
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Functions of the plasma membrane
Active and selective boundary Denotes cell identity Receives external signals Transports materials
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Factors that affect substances crossing the membrane
Size Presence of charge (polar) Solubility in lipids Direction of concentration gradient
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Molecular size
Some molecules are too big to fit across the membrane, the smaller ones can fit through the gaps ie; macromolecules
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Presence of a charge (polar)
The bilayer is non-polar and therefore charged ions cannot cross the membrane
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Solubility in lipids
Lipophilic molecules can cross easily but hydrophilic molecules cannot cross due to being repelled by water
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Direction of concentration gradient
Movement against the concetration gradient requires energy and is much harder than with the concentration gradient
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Ways of crossing the boundary
Simple diffusion Facilitated diffusion Active transport Endocytosis/exocytosis
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Simple diffusion
Net movement of substances across the membrane from a region of high concentration to low concentration until it reaches an equilibrium - passive - aims for equal concentration on both sides - across a semi-permeable membrane - for smaller, uncharged atoms
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Osmosis
Movement of water across a semipermeable membrane - From an area of higher water to an area of lower water - From an area of low concentration to higher concentration
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Hypotonic
having lower solute concentration than the cell contents
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Isotonic
Having an equal solute concentration to that of the cells
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Hypertonic
Having higher solute concentration than the cell contents
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Water content in animal cells
Too much causes it to burst | Less causes it to shrink
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Water content in plant
Too much causes membrane to swell and cell wall prevent breakage Too little water causes the plasma membrane to break away from the cell wall
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Facilitated diffusion
It is diffusion that is enabled by special protein transporters in the membrane, allows molecules that can not diffuse across the plasma membrane through channel proteins or carrier proteins - passive
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Channel proteins
They are transmembrane and have a pore that allows charged particles through
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Carrier proteins
Is a specific size and shape to allow certain particles through, acting like a gate
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Photosynthesis equation
6CO2 + 12H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
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Rates of diffusion (simple)
The higher the concentration gradient the faster the substance will move by simple diffusion across a plasma membrane.
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Rates of diffusion (facilitated)
The higher the concentration gradient the faster a substance will move across a membrane to a certain point when all the transporters are fully occupied.
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Active transport
Moving dissolved substances from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration - active (requires energy)
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Endocytosis
Is bulk transport of material into a cell phagocytosis - solid pinocytosis - fluid Energy requiring process
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Exocytosis
Bulk transport of material out of the cell Energy required Use of golgi body
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Different microscopes
Light (optical) microscope | Electron (transmission) microscope
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Differences between microscopes
Optical has lower levels of resolution and magnification Optical is coloured, electron is b/w Optical can be used for living cells
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What organelles can not be seen with light microscope?
Ribosomes Mitochondria Peroxisomes
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Living organisms can only exist where;
There is an energy source Liquid water Chemical building blocks (C,O,N,H) Stable environmental conditions
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Difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
A prokaryotic cell is a very simple cell which contains no membrane-bound organelles and has a nucleoid which is circular DNA whereas a eukaryote is a very complex cell with many membrane-bound organelles
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How does the cell maintain its essential functions
A constant exchange of material between the cell and its external environment

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