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Chapter 7: Cell Structure and
Inside the cell
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/30/2008

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organelles
Definition
membrane bound compartments providing different internal environment than rest of cell
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plasma membrane
Definition
all cells have what surrounding the cell and some organelles
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prokaryotes & eukaryotes
Definition
the two major groups of cells
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Archaea and Eubacteria
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the two domains of prokaryotes
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ribosomes
Definition
of protein synthesis
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cytoskeleton
Definition
long fibers that give structure to cell. function: maintain shape, support membrane, keep organelles in place. movement: cell division, vesicle transport in cell, entire cell (crawling, cilia, flagella). structure: --> protein (3 filament types - classified by size) -smallest to largest
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actin filaments (microfilaments)
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protein subunits: actin. structure: strants in double helix
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intermediate filaments
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protein subunits: keratin, vimentin, lamin, others. structure: fibers ound into thicker cables. makes hair, finernails
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microtubules
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subunits: alpha-tubulin and betal-tubulin dimers. structure: hollow tube, - and + ends
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actin filaments
Definition
actin is a protein.
maintain cell shape
cell movements (pseudopodia) along with protein myosin
cell division
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endoplasmic reticulum
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network of membrane continuous with outer nuclear membrane – lots of folds and spaces
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lumen
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space inside tube, hollow organ or organelle
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smooth Er
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no ribosomes. site of lipid metabolism (synthesis and breakdown)
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intermediate filaments
Definition
structure: protein keratin plus others network of support beams for cell shape anchors organelles
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rough ER
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studded with ribosomes site of protein synthesis
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golgi apparatus
Definition
flattened, membrane sacs
cis surface close to ER – picks up products from ER
trans surface – ships to destination
site of protein modification (label for destination)
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microtubules - alpha and beta tubulin dimers
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resist compression, sort chromosomes in cell division, movement of cilia and flagella – along with protein dynein, move organelles – esp. vesicles – requires protein kinesis + ATP
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Nucleus
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site of DNA storage and use multiple chromosomes stored as chromatin = DNA plus proteins heterochromatin = supercoiled euchromatin – unwound
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chloroplasts
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function is formation of organic molecules using the sun's energy= photosynthesis

-double membrane

-thylakoids-stacks (grana) of membrane disks

-3 functional spaces

-circular DNA along with ribosomes-production of own particles

-grow and divide independently of cell 

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