Cells
THE CELL
Membrane
Structure
Location
Function
Active Transport
Passive Transport
Nucleus
Membrane
Nucleic acids
DNA - Replication
RNA - Transcription
Bases
Pyrimidines
Cytosine
Thymine
Uracil
Purines
Adenine
Guanine
Chromatin granules
DNA
Histoproteins
Chromosomes
Nucleolus
Transcription
mRNA - Travels to ER
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
Membrane
Rough (r) - Ribosomes
Smooth
Protein Synthesis
Translation of mRNA
Ribosomal sub-units
Large an small grasp mRNA
t-RNA
Clover leaf shape
Anticodon on one end
Amino Acid receptor opposite
Genetic Code
One gene one protein
Groups of three bases
Combinations
One position, four possibilities
4 x 4 x 4 = 64
Code for
Amino acids
Redundancy
Punctuation
Grouping A-T, G-C, (U)
Mitochondria
Double walled
Cristae internal
Power plants of the cell
Unique self-perpetuating units
Krebs citric acid cycle
ADP + Pi -- ATP
Golgi apparatus
Synthesis
Packaging
Secretion
Lysosome
Enzymes
Proteases
Lipases
Carbohydrases
DNAase and RNAase
Maintained in life
Pinocytotic Vesicles
Vacuole formation
Endocytosis
Exocytosis
Centrosomes
Non-membranous
2 Centrioles
Bundles of
Fibers
Tubes (microtubules)
Asters of mitosis
Cytoplasmic Matrix
Matrix
Microfibers
Microtubules
Cytoplasm
Cellular liquid
Dissolved
Organics
Inorganics
Movement
Cilia - from Basal Bodies
Flagella - from centriole
Amoeboid - Actin-Myosin type proteins
Mitosis
Cell Cycle
I .....G1 -- S -- G2 -- M -- G1 .....I
| -- Interphase --|
G - Gap or Growth
S - Synthesis
M - Mitosis
I - Interphase
Mitosis
Prophase
Nuclear membrane breaks down
Chromosomes form and thicken
Spindle fibers attach to
Chromatids
(Duplicated chromosomes)
Metaphase
Pairs of chromosomes
Align at equator
Anaphase
Chromosomes separate
Move towards opposite poles
Telophase
Cleavage furrow around equator
Nuclear membrane forms
Nucleolus forms