Cells: Basis of Life

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A summary in the form of key cards on cells as the basis of all life, and everything that goes with it.
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Anatomy of a Microscope Ocular lens Body tube Nose piece Arm Objective lens Clips Stage Condenser unit & iris diaphragm Fine focus screw Coarse focus screw Light source/mirror Metal base
Calculating Magnification Total magnification = ocular x objective Actual specimen size = size of image ÷ total magnification
Plant cell parts - Intercellular space - Chloroplast - Cell wall - Rough ER - Ribosomes - Cytoplasm - Vacuole - Smooth ER - Plasmalemma (membrane) - Mitochondrion - Dictyosome (collects/transports proteins) - Nucleus - Nuclear membrane - Nucleolus - Chromatin Network - Nucleoplasm - Nucleopore
Animal cell parts - Golgi body (formed by Dictyosomes) - Smooth ER - Chromatin Network - Centriole (cell division) - Nucleopore - Nucleolus - Nuclear membrane - Plasmalemma - Nucleoplasm - Cytoplasm - Mitochondrion - Nucleus - Vacuole - Rough ER - Ribosomes
Cells Structure (all cells) - Cell membrane* thin boundary layer, enclosing cytoplasm - Cytoplasm* thick, jelly-like liquid holding particles/structures - Nucleus control centre, with Chromatin Network - Organelles single unit structures with metabolic functions *together form PROTOPLASM
Cell Wall - PRIMARY CELLULOSE CELL WALL permeable provides shape - SECONDARY LIGNIN CELL WALL permeable to gases & water strength & protection - MIDDLE LAMELLA made of pectin (joins cells together) - PITS pores: communication & transport - PLASMODESMATA threads of cytoplasm that run through pits & join cytoplasm to other cells (communication & transport)
Structure & Function of Cell Membrane - Cell membrane: forms organelles - Phospholipid bilayer: surrounds & protects cytoplasm - Carrier proteins: control substance movement - Channel transport proteins: control substance movement - Organelles: allow specific metabolic reactions to occur together - Carbohydrates: cell recognition - Modified parts: relative functions
Cell Membrane FLUID MOSAIC MODEL - Selective permeablity - Has a complex structure with different functions
Special Structures of Cell Membrane - Microvilli: Incr. surface area for absorption - Pinocytic Vesicles: produced in pinocytosis to take up LIQUIDS - Phagocytic Vesicles: produced in phagocytosis to take up PARTICLES using PSEUDOPODIA
Fluid Mosaic Model - Carbohydrates - Phospholipid bilayer: hydrophobic lipid tail hydrophyllic phosphate head - Cholesterol - Proteins: Carrier Channel Peripheral Integral
Processes of Movement through Cell Membrane Diffusion Osmosis Facilitated transport Active transport
Simple Diffusion - Passive process (membrane need not be alive) - Non-selective (move along concentration gradient) - E.G. O₂, CO₂, water
Osmosis (Facilitated Diffusion) - Living membrane - Selective permeability & CHANNEL proteins - Passive process - Moves along concentration gradient (with channel protein) - ONLY water
Facilitated Transport - Living membrane - Selective permeability & CARRIER proteins - Passive process - Moves along concentration gradient (with carrier protein) - E.G. glucose
Active Transport - Living membrane - Selective permeability & CARRIER proteins - Active process (cellular respiration provides ATP energy) - Move against concentration gradient - E.G. Na & K ions
Processes for Taking up Nutrients & Removing Waste - Endocytosis (taking in nutrients/food) - Exocytosis (removing particles/metabolic waste)
Nucleus - "Brain" with info to make PROTEINS & ENZYMES
Structure of Nucleus - Double nuclear membrane: encloses & protects chromatin network - Nucleopores: controls movement - Nucleoplasm: fluid making up body of nucleus - Chromatin Network: strands of DNA - Nucleolus: dense mixture of DNA, RNA & proteins
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) - An organelle in the cytoplasm - Connects cell membrane and nuclear membrane
Cytoplasm - A fluid body - CONTAINS the organelles - Medium of movement between cells
Ribosome (organelle) - Attached to ER - Spread throughout cytoplasm - Site of protein synthesis
Vacuole (organelle) - Plant = 1 Lrg Animal = Many Sml - Selective permeability of TONOPLAST (membrane) - Tonoplast provides turgidity & controls movement of substances
Functions of Vacuole (organelle) - Phagocytosis: takes up food - Pinocytosis: takes up fluids - Lysosome (peroxisome): contains peroxidase - Contractile vacuole: controls water content
Mitochondrion Structure (organelle) - Double membrane: smooth outer folded inner - Crista: site of ATP synthesis - Matrix: fluid with compounds for cellular respiration
Golgi Body (animal)/ Dictyosomes (plant) - Linked to ER - Sort & store cellular secretions - E.G. Enzymes
Plastids (in plants only) - Leucoplasts: store substances in mature plants, with little sun exposure - Chromoplasts: RED & YELLOW pigments - Chloroplasts: GREEN coloured cells in plants & algae
Chloroplast: Structure - Double membrane - Stroma - Granum - Inter-granum lamella - Thylakoid - Chlorophyll
Chloroplast: Functions Main function is PHOTOSYNTHESIS - Double membrane: smooth, for easy movement - Stroma: inner fluid of compound, enzymes & starch - Granum: stacked thylakoids for incr. surface area - Inter-granum lamella: membranous bridges connecting grana - Thylakoid: membrane structures with cholorophyll - Chlorophyll: green light-sensitive pigment needed for photosynthesis
Centrioles - "Anchors" to separate chromosomes during division - All living animals have a centrosome - 2 centrioles = 1 centrosome
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