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Inside A Cell

What do all cells have?


1. __cribosomes__
2. __DNA/RNA______
3. __cell membrane__

Size:
1 micrometer, increase in tenfold to get to plant cells

Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote?

Click on https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/insideacell/

Organelle Role of the organelle Plant or Animal Prokaryote or


Eukaryote
Lysosome and Macromolecules are hydrolyzed Both Eukaryote
Vesicles
Mitochondria Once free living –components include: proteins, Both Eukaryote
DNA
Responsible for generating cell’s energy, where
cellular respiration occurs and most ATP is
generated
Cytoskeleton Reinforces cell shape, functions in cell Both Both
movement, components are all made of
proteins
Golgi Apparatus Active in synthesis, modification, sorting, and Both Eukaryote
secretion of cell products
In here, molecules are tagged with labels that
transport proteins to deliver them to the proper
place in cell
Nucleus Stores DNA and keeps safe from interference, both Eukaryote
and proteins work together to copy segments of
DNA -> RNA in transcription
Endoplasmic Freshly made proteins/fats are sent here and the Both Eukaryote
Reticulum ER, ER reads RNA molecules and translate into
proteins that carry out jobs in cell membrane
Cell Wall Provides skeletal support for the plant Plants Both

Chloroplast Once free living –components include: Plants Both


converting energy of sunlight to chemical energy
stored in sugar molecules
Vacuole Storing nutreinst, breaking down waste, helping Both Eukaryote
cell grow, orovieing pressure for maintain the
plant shape
Cell membrane Lipid bilayer, allows small molecules to pass Both Both
freely, and larger molecules are regulated by
transport protiens
Nucleolus Production of ribosomes Both Eukaryote

DNA Replication, encoding information, mutation Both Both


and recombination, and gene expression

Click on “Directing Traffic: How Vesicles Transport Cargo”


A vesicle forms when the membrane bulges out and pinches off. It travels to its destination then merges with
another membrane to release its cargo. In this way proteins and other large molecules are transported without
ever having to cross a membrane.
Watch the video --- “how vesicles travel cellular highways”. Complete the following.
Busy cells are often filled with thousands of traveling vesicles. To help organize these vesicles and get them
pointed in the right direction, the cell uses the rigid filaments and tubes of the cytoskeleton. Special motor
proteins attach to cargo-filled vesicles and carry them along the cytoskeleton like trucks on a highway.
Motor proteins attach to vesicles and walk along a microtubule of the cytoskeleton. Dyneins walk toward the
microtubule organizing center (MTOC, or centrosome) and kinesins walk away from the MTOC.

What is the real-time video showing? vesicles traveling along neurons inside a living fruitfly
embryo

Click on “Membranes Organize Cellular Complexity”

Why are membranes so important for a cell?

Membrane proteins contact the spaces on both sides of the membrane the _gate_ keepers of cellular compartments.

Each type of compartments has a specific population of membrane proteins that largely define its function. On average,

proteins make up about half the mass of membranes.

The nuclear pore complex_ (see scanning electron micrographs at right) is a unique protein structure that
controls traffic flow in and out of the nucleus.
Draw the “Nuclear pore complexes on the nuclear membranes of frog oocytes”

Making Proteins

Making, modifying, and delivering proteins to the right location is crucial for cells. Eukaryotic cells in
particular have what we call the endomembrane system for coordinating these activities. Make a flow chart to
discuss what structures are involved in making the following types of proteins.

free ribosome pathway – for making proteins destined to be free floating in the cytoplasm

bound ribosome pathway – for making proteins destined to be or exported

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