Cellular Structure Chapter 4
Eubacteria Archaea Eukarya
Eubacteria Archaea Eukarya Animalia Fungi Plantae Protista Monera (defunct)
Bacterial Structure
Outwardly, there is little to go by in bacterial structure
Bacteria may be of various shapes (morphologies)
Coccus = Spherical
Bacillus = Rod
Spiral = Spiral
Pleomorphic = Varied, Undefined
On a microscopic level there are layers of structure.
Glycocalyx = Outer Coating.
Flagella = Motive structures
Fimbriae and Pili = Attachment
Bacteria are divided into two large groups based on overall cellular structure
Gram Positive vs. Gram Negative
Gram Identity is about cell structure more than staining
Gram Positive = Single Membrane
Gram Negative = Double Membrane
EXCEPTION Mycobacterium
EXCEPTION Mycoplasma
Even exceptions to normal Gram staining can be classified by their overall structure and genetics.
Internal structure in bacteria is limited, but organized.
Specialized internal structures are found in some bacteria.
Endospores G+ structure to go dormant.
Magnetosomes Magnetite crystals for alignment
Storage Granules PHB Energy Storage
Eukarya Structure
Eukarya externally lack the complexity of Bacteria but are more internally structured
There are three classes of organelles.
Non-membrane Bound Ribosomes, flagella, etc.
Endomembrane System Nuclear Membrane, ER, etc.
Non- Endomembrane Membrane-Bound Mitochondria and Plastids
Non-Membrane Organelles
A Note on Evolution
Ribosomes Public Domain - PDB
Cytoskeleton
Endomembrane System
Nucleus Cell Nuclei in HeLa Cells Public Domain Image-Wikipedia
The Nucleus has numerous functions
Contains the DNA of the Cell
Controls access to the DNA
Regulates division of the DNA
Endomembrane System Wikimedia Commons
Mitochondria and Plastids
Mitochondria
Chloroplasts
These organelles share a number of unique characteristics
Internal DNA Each possess a small circular piece of DNA
Ribosomes Each possess ribosomes internal to their structure
Binary Fission Both reproduce independent of the cell cycle.
Endosymbiotic Theory Aerobic Eubacteria Photosynthetic Eubacteria Protoeukaryote Aerobic Eukaryote Photosynthetic Eukaryote
Various lines of evidence support this theory.
Organelle ribosomes more closely resemble bacterial ribosomes than eukaryotic ribosomes.
DNA of Mitochondria is closely related to Rickettsia bacteria.
DNA of Chloroplasts is closely related to blue-green photosynthetic bacteria.