Chapter 2 – Cell structure & the cell cycle
Plant Cells
What distinguishes plant cells? Plastids (chloroplasts, etc.) Cell wall Large central vacuole Plant cell specific connections
Where are the chloroplasts? Plastids –Chloroplasts –Leucoplasts Amylopasts Elaioplasts (niyb)
Plastids - Chromoplasts
Chloroplasts, mitochondria and endosymbiosis
Chloroplast Genome Circular DNA molecule Replicate independently Sequence characteristics resembles that of bacteria
Paramecium with endosymbiont Chlorella
Plant cell walls Primary cell walls Secondary cell walls -for structural support
Cell walls Pectins (proteins) and hemicelluloses (carbohydrates) link cellulose molecules together
Cell Walls Lignin strengthens & waterproofs secondary cell walls
Plant cell connections Middle lamella (pectins) hold cells together Bordered pits speed water and solute diffusion through cells with secondary cell walls
Bordered pits
Plant cell connections Plasmodesmata provide cytoplasmic connections between cells
Plasmodesmata
Cytoskeleton Microtubules Microfilaments Motor proteins (walking molecules)
Movement in plant cells and the cytoskeleton
Plant cell research Plasmodesmata Plasmodesmata