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Introduction
Cell Theory
1. All living organisms are _____ and ___ produced by those cells.
composed of cells, of substances
2. The cell is the ____
basic unit of life
3. cells come in a variety of_____ and have different____
sizes, shapes
Cell Structures
Plasma Membrane(cell membrane)
Structure- made of____and_____
lipid molecules, protein molecules
lipid molecules are a type of lipid known as ________________________
phospholipids
each molecule has a ___________________________on one end
phosphate chemical group
the other end of the phospholipid molecule is made of two _______________
fatty acids
the phosphate chemical group end of the molecule is _______ in water
and is called the _________
soluble, hydrophilic tail
the fatty acid end of the phospholipid molecule is ______
in water and is called the __________
not soluble, hydrophobic tail
the cell membrane is made of a ____ of
many phospholipid molecules called the __________
double layer, phospholipid bilayer
the difference in the _______ of the two ends of each ________
causes the membrane to assume a certain shape in fluid
solubility, phospholipid molecule
__________ embedded in the _________ act as ______
for substances to cross into or out of the cell
Protiens, phospholipid bilayer, bridges
Functions
a. surrounds the cell and each of the organelles within the cell
gives cell its __________ and _______________________
shape, holds it together
selective permeability: ____________________
controls molecule movement into and out of the cell.
contains chemical molecules needed by the cell- ______________________________
carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucliec acids
Nucleus
Structure
usually it is the ________________ organelle
largest
most cells have only _______ nucleus
one
nuclear membrane - very __________
selectively permeable
chromatin – ________________ material (it is the _______ strand)
(1) appears as a darkly staining clump in non-dividing cells
(2) takes the shape of chromosomes in dividing cells
genetic, dna
nucleoli (nucleolus) – small round organelles inside nucleus that make ___________
ribosomes
Function:
of nucleus: control of cells
(endoplasmic reticulum)
1. structure
a. elaborate network of membranous sacs and canals surrounding
nucleus and extending throughout the cytoplasm
b. sacs and canals filled with ________ and ____________ for biochemical reactions
fluid, enzymes
function
a. acts as a ________________ between nucleus and other organelles
b. rough or granular ER: has _______________ on the surface and is active in
______________________
c. smooth or agranular ER: does not have ribosomes and is active in
detoxification of poisons, medicines and alcohol
a. Communicatiopn network, b. ribosomes, protein synthesis
ribosomes
1. structure - small non-membrane bound organelles made of two subunits and located on rough
endoplasmic reticulum and randomly scattered in cytoplasm
2. function - site of __________________
protein synthesis
(Golgi apparatus)
structure – shaped like a _____________ that are actually membranous sacs
that “puff” out when filled with fluid and proteins made by ribosomes on the endoplasmic reticulum
stack of hollow pancake-like membranous sacs
function – _____________
a. after a protein molecule is made it is sent to the Golgi apparatus
b. chemicals in the Golgi sacs cause the protein molecule to take on the
specific ___________ it needs to have to be useful to the body
c. the protein is then ___________ inside a ____________ for transport
protein processing and packaging, b. shape, c. packaged, vesicle
lysosomes
1. structure
a. small sacs containing ___________________________
b. freely distributed in cytoplasm
a. digestive enzymes
function
a. ___________ foreign, phagocytized materials and ____ cell parts
b. ____________: lysosomes rupture at cell death and the released enzymes digest the dead cell
c. sometimes called __________
d. some diseases and aging symptoms may be due to “leaking” lysosomes that damage joints or
other tissues
a. digest, injured organelles, b. autolysis, c. suicide sacs
matrix: area inside the _____________________________
inner membrane
cristae: ____________ of the ______________________ filling the matrix
folds, inner memebrane
mitochondria- converts_____ into______
glucose molecules, ATP for cell use
microtubules
hollow tubes made of protein fibers twisted around one another
microtubules form ___________ for ___________
(2) form _______: two rod-shaped organelles lying near nucleus which
help cell separate during division
(3) form ______: organelle forming during division that pulls chromosomes to
opposite poles of the cell
(4) form _____: ___________ appendages found on some cells that allow cell
movement and sweep things across the surface of the cell
form _____: ______ appendages found on some cells that allow
cell movement
1.tracks, organelles movement
2. centrioles
3.spindle
4cilia: hairlike
5.flagella, tail like
microtubules function:
a. _________ of the cell
b. provides _____ for ______ ____________
c. makes up centrioles, spindle, cilia, flagella, actin, myosin and microvilli
a. structual support
b.tracks, organelle, movement within the cell
Cell membranes are selectively permeable and three factors determine what types of molecules
will be able to pass through the membrane:
1.size and shape of the molecule
2.electrical charge on the molecule
3.cell need
Molecules can pass through the membrane in four ways
1. directly through the membrane: lipid soluble molecules such as _______ and
________; _______ can also pass directly through the membrane
2. membrane channels or bridges (protein bridges): passageways extending
through the membrane allow charged molecules such as _______,
________ and ________ to cross the membrane
1.oxygen, carbon dioxide, water
2. sodium, potassium, chloride
3. carrier molecules: protein molecules bind to large, non-lipid soluble molecules
such as __________ and _________________ and carry them across
4. vesicles:
3.glucose, amino acids
4.surround and enclose certain large, non-lipid soluble molecules across
Molecules can cross the cell membrane by______________ transport mechanisms
or by ______________ transport mechanisms
passive, active
1. passive transport mechanisms
a. do not require _______________
b. molecules are going ______________ from side of membrane with
a greater concentration to side with a lesser concentration
c. wWater molecules, gas molecules (Oxygen & carbon dioxide), small uncharged molecules
a.energy
b. down a concentration gradient
2. active transport mechanisms
a. requires __________
b. molecules are going ____________ from side of membrane with a
lesser concentration to side with a greater concentration
c. large, charged molecules
a.energy and carrier protein molecules
b. up a concentration gradient
Types of Passive Transport Mechanisms
1. _________ – the random net movement of particles from an area
of greater to lesser concentration until both areas have equal concentration
a. molecules are going ___________ a concentration gradient
b. oxygen and carbon dioxide cross cell membrane by diffusion
c. lung and capillary example
d. air freshener example
1.Simple diffusion
a.down
_________ movement of molecules from area of greater to
lesser concentration with the help of protein carrier in the plasma membrane
a. molecules are going _________ a concentration gradient
b. glucose crosses cell membrane by facilitated diffusion
2.Facilated diffusion
a.down
3. ________________ – diffusion of water molecules (solvent) across a
selectively permeable membrane from the side with a greater concentration to
the side with a lesser concentration
a. water is the ____________
b. sugar and/or salt molcules are the __________
c. permeability of membrane: membrane is permeable to the water molecules but not to the sugar
and salt molecules
d. osmotic pressure: ________________
3. Osomosis
a. solvent
b.soluntes

d.tendency of water molecules to move into a solution by osmosis
hypertonic solutions:
hypotonic solutions:
isotonic solutions:
-have a higher osmotic pressure
-have a lower osmotic pressure
-have the same osmotic pressure
movement of moleculesfrom regions of higher pressure to regions of lower pressure through a partition with small holes
Filtration
Types of Active Transport Mechanisms
1. sodium-potassium pump
a. mechanism body uses to maintain the correct concentration of Na and K ions on both sides of
cell membranes so that muscle contraction and nerve impulses can occur correctly
b. “resting membrane potential” is achieved when Na and K concentrations are correct
c. must have a greater concentration of _____________ outside the cell and a greater concentration
of potassium inside the cell
ATP
mechanisms involving vesicles
a. endocytosis: _______ of a molecule by the formation of a vesicle
(1) pinocytosis: _______
(a) ingestion of fluid with dissolved molecules inside a vesicle
(b) occurs in some cells of kidney, liver and blood vesels
(2) phagocytosis: ________
(a) ingestion of solid particles
(b) white blood cells take in bacteria by phagocytosis
b. exocytosis: _______ removal of waste products or secretions produced by cell are packaged inside vesicles
a. taking in
(1)cell drinking
(2)cell eating
b.?????
Interphase
1. time _____________
2. cell is growing, maturing and differentiating
3. ____________
4. cell takes in nutrients
5. cell is making organelles
1.between cell division
3.chromosomes (DNA) replicates
Mitosis – a type of cell division
1. occurs in _____________: all of the cells of the body except those in the ovary
and testes that produce gametes (eggs and sperm)
2. ___________ reproduce by mitosis
3. results in ____________
4. continuous process with four distinct phases
1.somatic cells
2.unicellular organisms
3.two identical daughter cells
four distinct phases
1.prophase
2.metaphase
3.anaphase
4.telophase
Meiosis: another type of cell division
1. occurs in cells of ovary and testes
2. results in production of gametes: eggs and sperm
3. consists of two sets of cell divisions resulting in four cells each of which contains
half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell
4. when egg is fertilized by sperm the resulting cell is a new individual organism with a full set of
chromosomes
5. the zygote immediately begins to undergo mitosis as it grows, develops and the cells
differentiate into specialized cells such as liver cells, skin cells, nerve cells and so on