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Note- Cells

I. Basic Info-

Discovery- 1665- Robert Hooke- named cells- saw dead cells

1675- Anton Van Leeuwenhoek- observed living cells

Cell Theory- Schleiden, Schwann, Virchow mid 1800's

---All living things are made of cells

---Cells are basic unit of structure and function

---Cells come from pre-existing cells

Cell size and shape varies- Form Follows Function

Limit to cell size- volume to surface area ratio

Two kinds of cells-

-----prokaryotic cells- primitive- no real nucleus- no membrane bound organelles

bacteria cells are prokaryotic

----eukaryotic cells- more complex cells- have a real nucleus and membrane bound organelles. All cells except bacteria

II. Basic Eukaryotic Cell Parts

A) Nucleus- control center

contains DNA - threads of DNA are called chromatin

Chromatin threads thicken to become chromosomes when the cell divides

nucleus is surround by nuclear membrane

nucleus contains nucleoli (these make ribosomes)

 

B) Cell Membrane- outer edge of cell

semi-permeable lets some things in and out

made mostly of lipids with scattered protein molecules

 

C) Cytoplasm- colloid within the cell- it can move- cytoplasmic streaming

cytoplasm contain many cytoplasmic organelles- structures with specific functions

(many have an outer membrane- these are called membrane bound organelles)

NOTE- not all cells have all these organelles- It depends on the function of the cell

 

1) ribosomes- structures where proteins are made

those located on ER- bound ribosomes- these make proteins the cell will export

those in cytoplasm- free ribosomes - these make proteins the cell keeps

 

2) Endoplasmic reticulum- (ER) System of membrane used to move materials

rough ER has ribosomes

smooth ER- no ribosomes

Ques- Why put ribosomes on ER? (Why put "factories" on the "highway")

 

3) Golgi Apparatus-- prepares proteins for export

 

4) mitochondria- structures where glucose is burned to release energy- respiration
mitochondria have their own DNA and can divide to form new mitochondria (mini-cells)

 

5) Lysosome- sacs of hydrolytic (digestive) enzymes

---digestion

---used by white blood cells to kill bacteria

----destroy unneeded cells- metamorphosis

 

6) Microtubules / microfilaments cytoskeleton

gives shape and support to cell / used in movement

 

7) Cilia and flagella- extend from surface of the cell- used to move the cell or material

cilia- hair like structures

flagella- whip like structure

 

Plant Cells have structures not found in animal cells

1) Plastids-

------a) chloroplast- contains chlorophyll (green pigment)- place where
photosynthesis occurs- food is made here

------b) chromoplast- contains pigments that give fruits/flowers their colors

-----c) Leucoplasts- no pigments- used for storage of starch (potato)

 

2) Central vacuole- large area in center of cell where materials are stored- mostly water.

 

3) Cell wall- rigid outer covering outside of cell membrane- made mostly of cellulose

cells of wood have very thick cell walls

 

 

III. Cell Organization-

unicellular / colonial / multicellular

multicellular- tissues / organs / systems