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Biology Lecture 6
The Cell
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
10/08/2009

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Autophagy
Definition
  • occurs in humans
  • damaged organelle or small amount of cytosol is surrounded by a double membrane, of unknown origin, and a lysosome fuses with the outer membrane of this vesicle. Then lysosomes dismantle material and organic materials return to cytosol for reuse.
Term
Cell wall
Definition

Protective, rigid layers external to the plasma membrane in the cells of plants and prokaryotes that protects.

Term
Central Vacuoles
Definition
  • In a plant cell
  • controls how much material goes into the cell
  • adds more surface ares and volume with out having to control cytosol area
  • membrane bounded vesicles
  • very big
  • important for storage
  • contractile vacuoles: pump excess water out of the cell, to maintain suitable concentration of ions and molecules inside cell.
Term
Chloroplast
Definition
  • found in plants
  • sites of photosynthesis
  • convert solar energy to chemical energy by absorbing sunlight and using it to drive synthesis of organic compounds such as sugars from co2 and water.
  • have 3 membranes separating their inner most space from the cytosol.
  • membrane proteins are made by free ribosomes in the cytosol and by ribosomes contained within organelles.
  • has it's own DNA and ribosomes
Term
Chromatin
Definition
Chromosome fibers that make up chromosomes - made of DNA and protein
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Chromosomes
Definition
  • carry genes
  • made of DNA and protein
  • inside the nucleus
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Cisternae
Definition
membrane tubules and sacs located inside the Endoplasmic reticulum
Term
Cytoplasm
Definition
The contents of the cell, not including the nucleus, that is bounded by the plasma membrane.
Term
Cytosol
Definition
  • inside of the cell membrane
  • semi fluid mixture of water and organic and inorganic compounds
  • part of the cytoplasm
Term
Endomembrane system
Definition
  • consists of the ER, golgi apparatus, and lysosomes
  • the collection of membranes inside and around a eukaryotic cell, related either through direct contact or by transfer or membranous vesicles.
Term
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
Definition
  • ER lumen- internal, continous and connected to nuclear envelope
  • Rough ER: ribosomes bounded to it, particular make proteins that are inside membranes and ones that are destined to be released by themselves, proteins are transported to other parts of the cell through transport vesicles, proteins get glycosylated in the lumen of the rough ER, the membrane factory for the cell
  • Smooth ER: lack of ribosomes gives it the smooth appearance, synthesis of lipids and steroid hormones, oils. Detoxification of poison such as alcohol, by adding hydroxyl groups making it more soluble. storage for calcium
Term
Endosymbiotic theory of origin of Eukaryotic cells
Definition
bacterial-like organisms infected and then took up residence in the ancestor of the eukaryotic cell. After a few million years these bacterial invaders turned into mitochondria and chloroplasts.
Term
Glycoproteins
Definition
Secretory proteins that have carbohydrates covalently bonded to them. Carbs attached to proteins in ER by specialized molecules built into ER membrane.
Term
Golgi apparatus
Definition
Products of the ER are modified, stored, and then sent to other destinations, for example proteins. Has flattened membraneous sacs that look like pita bread stacked that separate cytotsol from internal space. vesicles transfer material. structural polarity. cis- recieve vesicles, and trans releases vesicles, cis located near the ER. produce polysaccharides. enzymes modify products
Term
Lysosome
Definition
  • After trans end of golgi apparatus
  • used to digest macromolecules, or defective macromolecules or organelles and recycles their components
  • renew cells
Term
Metric System
Definition
  • 1m-10m: human height
  • .1m-1m: length of some nerve and muscle  cell
  • 1cm- .1m: chicken egg
  • 1mm-1cm: frog egg
  • 100um-1mm:
  • 10um- 100um: most plant and animal cells
  • 1 um- 10 um: nucleus, bacteria, mitochondrion
  • 100nm- 1um: smallest bacteria
  • 10nm- 100nm: viruses, ribosomes
  • 1nm- 10nm: proteins, lipids
  • .1nm- 1nm: small molecules, atoms
Term
Mitochondria
Definition
  • The sites of cellular respiration, the metabolic processes that generates ATP by extracting energy from sugars, fats, and other fuels with the help of oxygen.
  • 2 membranes separating their inner most space from the cytosol
  • membrane proteins are amde by free ribosomes in the cytosol and by ribosomes contained within organelles.
  • Has it's own DNA and ribosomes
Term
Nuclear envelope
Definition
  • double membrane enclosing the nucleus, perforated by pores; continuous with ER
  • lipid bilayer 
Term
Nuclear pores
Definition
  • hole that has protein gates where material gets in and out of cytoplasms
  • protein is gate keeper
  • pore complex: protein
  • continuous through inner and outer envelope
Term
Nucleolus
Definition
  • produces components of ribosomes
  • located in the center of the nucleus
  • surrounded by chromatin
Term
Nucleoid Region
Definition
  • located in a prokaryotic cell
  • holds chromosomes and DNA
  • does not have membrane
Term
Nucleus
Definition
  • contains chromosomes
  • nucleolus in the middle and chromatic on the outside sourrounded by nuclear envelope
Term
Organelles
Definition
  • Any of several membrane-enclosed structures with specialized functions, suspended in the cytosol of eukeryotic cell.
Term
Phagocytosis
Definition
  • large particulate substances are taken up by a cell (protist)
  • single cell organisms
Term
Plasma membrane
Definition
  • Membranes at the boundary of every cell that acts as a selective barrier regulating cells chemical composition
Term
Ribosomes
Definition
  • in the cytoplasm
  • function by making protein
  • made of 2 subunits
    • large structures
    • consists of 50 different proteins
    • .5 um
  • 2 types that are structurally identical and can alter roles
    • free ribosomes: just floating around in the cytosol
    • bound ribosomes: bound to membranes; attached to the outside of the endoplasmic reticulum or nuclear envelope
Term
Thylakoid
Definition
  • flattened interconnected sacs inside chloroplast
  • garun are sacs of thylakoids
  • stroma is the fluid outside thylakoid
Term
Transport vesicles
Definition
Trandports material and proteins throughout the cell
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Vesicles
Definition
  • sacs made of membrane
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