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Structure and Function
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Section 7-1
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Prokaryotes Eukaryotes
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1665 - Robert Hooke Observed a piece of cork with a compound microscope Saw thousands of empty chambers Called these chambers “Cells” 1674 - Anton van Leeuwenhoek Used a single lens microscope to look at pond water Revealed thousands of tiny living organisms
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ROBERT HOOKE’S “CELLS” LEEUWENHOEK’S “ORGANISMS”
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1838- Matthias Schleiden All plants are made of cells 1839- Theodore Schwann All animals are made of cells 1855- Rudolph Virchow Cells arise from other cells
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All living things are composed of cells Cells are the basic units of structure and functions in living things New cells are produced from preexisting cells
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Most basic unit of life Varying sizes (.2 μ m -1000 μ m) 2 Common Characteristics Surrounded by a Cell Membrane Contains DNA 2 Types Prokaryotes Eukaryotes
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Bacteria & Archea Pro- “Before” Karyon- “Nucleus” Genetic information is NOT contained in nucleus Condensed in an area called the “nucleoid” Smaller and more simplistic.
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Eu- “True” Karyon- “Nucleus” Genetic information is stored in the nucleus Contains membrane bound organelles Larger and more complex Plants, animals, fungi, and protists
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Confocal Light Microscopy Scans cell with laser beam and builds a 3D model of cells and parts Has its limits, light is diffracted as it passes through matter, limits the resolution of image. Almost impossible to see proteins or viruses
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Transmission Electron Microscopes Beams of electrons are shot through a thin slice of a specimen Allows detailed structures of small proteins to be seen Scanning Electron Microscopes Beam of electrons passes across specimen Forms a highly detailed 3D image of the specimen Must be done in a vacuum to work properly
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Has a resolution 1000X that of light microscopes Wavelengths of electrons are much shorter than light 2 Types: Transmission Electron Microscope Scanning Electron Microscope
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Scanning Probe Microscope Traces surface of specimen with a probe So powerful it has observed a single atom Can operate in ordinary air (no special conditions needed) Used to image DNA and protein molecules
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Section 7-2
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Highly complex Organelles Specialized structures within the cell Divides Cell into 2 Sections Nucleus Cytoplasm
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Portion of the cell outside the nucleus Houses most organelles
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Control Center of the cell Contains almost all the cell’s DNA Coded with instructions for forming proteins and other important molecules
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Covers nucleus Filled with pores Regulates flow of material in and out of the nucleus RNA, Proteins, etc.
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Chromatin DNA bound to protein; normally spread throughout nucleus Chromosomes Condensed chromatin that appears during cell division Carrier for genetic information through generations
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Dense center of nucleus Where ribosome assembly begins
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Small particles of RNA and protein found in cytoplasm Produce proteins based on coded information from nucleus
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Site where lipid components of cell membrane and protein assembly occur Smooth ER Lipid synthesis Rough ER Coated with Ribosomes Involved with protein assembly
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Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials from the ER for storage or secretion outside cell
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Small organelles filled with enzymes 2 functions Digestion of proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates for reuse Breaking down organelles that begun to shut down
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Storage structures that hold water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates for future use Can be used in some simple cells as a pump to remove excess water
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Convert the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell’s use Double membrane Inner membrane is folded inside organelle
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Capture energy from the sunlight and convert it into chemical energy via photosynthesis Contains chlorophyll Makes the structure green
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Network of protein filaments that helps the cell maintain its shape and deals with movement
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Mircofilaments Made of actin; creates flexible framework for cell Microtubules Hollow tubes made of tubulins, forms spindle fibers during cell division Centrioles Organize cell division; only in animal cells
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Lacks a rigid cell wall Smaller Vacuole Contains Centrioles Used during Cell Division
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Has a rigid cell wall Contains a very large vacuole Chloroplasts Contains photosynthetic pigments
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Section 7-3
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