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cell parts and transport types
First Year Science New Zealand Definitions of cell parts and transport systems
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Undergraduate 1
03/01/2008

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Term
Plasma Membrane
Definition

Catagory: Organelle

Structure:2 Layers of Phospholipids

 - Long Lines of Hydrophilic heads with hydrophobic tails with embeded proteins. 

Unit:Membrane

Function: Acts as a barrier that controls substances that move in and out of the cell. And holds Cytoplasm inside cell

Location: Surrounds Cell

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Term
Cytoplasm
Definition

Catagory:Cytopsol

Structure: Liquid which is found inside the cell is mainly made up of water

Unit:

Function:Holds all the organells inside the cell  assists the organells carry out there function

Location:Inside the cell membrane

Term

Cell Parts

Catagorys

Definition

Cytosol- Structurless gel, semi-fluid material colloid, intercellular fluid

eg. Cytoplasm

Organelles- Structures inside the cell With a specific function

eg. Mitochondria  

Inclusuions- Non-functioning substances

eg. nutrients, pigments

Term
Mitochondria
Definition

Catagory: Organelle

Structure: Membrane folded together to make cristae with membrane enclosing it.

Unit: Membrane

Function: Site of cellular resperation, creates energy

Location: In cytoplasm

Term

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Definition

Catagory: Organelle

Structure

     Rough: Folds of Membrane with protiens on surface

     Smooth: Folds of Membrane

Function System of movement within cell

    Rough: Creates proteins

    Smooth:Creates fats

Location: In cytoplasm

Term
Ribosomes
Definition

Catagory:Organelle

Structure:Spherical bodies composed of RNA (ribonucleic acid) and protein enzymes

Function: site of protein syntisis

Location: in the cytoplasm

Term
Golgi Apparatus
Definition

Catagory:Organelle

Structure: Stacks of flattened membrane

Function: Changes chemicals to make them functional and secrets them

Location: in the cytoplasm

Term

 

Lysosomes and Peroxisomes

Definition

Catagory:Organelle

Structure: Membrane bound bag containing enzymes

Function: Breaks down products using enzymes for disposal

Location: in Cytoplasm

 

Term
Cytoskeleton
Definition

Catagory:Inclutions

Structure: double strands of proteins are twisted around each other

Function: Holds cell shape, holds and moves organelles and helps with movement

Location: weaved around the cell

 

Term
Centrosomes
Definition

Catagory: Organlle

Structure:Two organelles which made up of a ring of nine groups of microtubules. There are three fused microtubules in each group.

Function: Makes spindles which lines up the chromosomes and divides the cell

Location:The two centrioles are arranged such that one is perpendicular to the other.

 

Term
Microvilli, Cillia or Flagella
Definition

Catagory:Organelle

Structure: hair or finger like structures which the contain cytoplasm and are encolsed by membrane

Function: Flangella which is longer creates movement where cillia are for cleaning like in th tracea

Location: protruding from cell

Term
Nucleous
Definition

Catagory: Organelle

Structure:non-membraneous matrix of RNA (ribonucleic acid) and protein

Function:instructions in DNA are copied here and works with ribosomes in the synthesis of protein
Location: inside cytoplasm

 

Term
Passive Processes
Definition

Movement of particles down the concentratyion gradient from high to low concentration. No energy is required

Simple diffusion

Osmosis

Facilitated diffusion

Filteration

Term
Simple Diffusion
Definition

Passive movment of non-polar or fat-soluble across the membrane

Term
Osmosis
Definition
Is the diffusion of water
Term
Facilitated diffusion
Definition
The movemnt of molocules across the membrane which are to big to fit throug the pores or lipid-insolube through special carrier or channel proteins
Term
Filteration
Definition
The process of movement of solutes under physical presure
Term
Active Procesess
Definition

When substances are moved up the concentration gradient from high to low by a solute pump

Primary

secondary

Exocytosis

Endocytosis

       Phagocytosis

       Pinocytosis

Term

Primary Active Transport

Definition

When particles are moved against the concentration gradient from low to high concentration by a solute pump

Term
Secondary Active Transport
Definition
Occurs when two subsstances move across the membrane one folowing the other
Term
Exocytosis
Definition
The mechanism by which substances are moved out of the cell (excreting)
Term
Endocytosis
Definition

Is the way in which large substances enter the cell. The membrane forms a vessle in which the substance enters the cell

Phagocytosis- Eating the substance. The cell makes a vesicle which engolfs th eparticle. this is specilized so not all cells can do this. eg. white blood cells

Pinocytosis- Drinking the substance into a vacuole all cells can do this.

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