Cell Biology

Cell features

Cytoplasm

Cell wall

Mitochondria

Cell membrane

Permanent vacuole

Chloroplast

Nucleus

Ribosomes

Red=animal Blue=plant green=both

Controls all activities of the cell. Contains the genes on chromosonmes

Large space containing cell sap.Helps to keep the cell rigid.

This is where oxygen is used and most of the energy is released during respiration

Chemical reactions needed for life occur in this liquid gel

Made of cellulose and forms a rigid non-living box around the cell to strengthen and support

Controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell

Contains chlorophyll, a green substance that absorbs light energy to make food by photosythesis

All the protein needed for the cell are made here

Eukaryotic and prokaryotic

Eukaryotic

Have a distinct nucleus and membrane bound organelles

Prokaryotic

no nucleus or membrane bound organelles

Mitosis

Cell specialisation

Meiosis

Enzymes

Respiration

Chromosomes get shorter and fatter

DNA is duplicated making two replicas of the chromosome

Chromosomes line up in pairs along the equator

Chromosomes are pulled apart by spindle fibres to each pole

Nucleus reforms and cell splits (cytokineses)

Stem cells

An specialised cell that can differentiate into many different types of cells

2 main types

Embryotic stem cell

Adult tissue specific

Almost the same as Mitosis but the cells spilt twice

Look in book

Red blood cells

Nerve cells

White blood cells

Ciliated Epithelial cells

Sperm cell

No nucleus, large surface area, biconcave disc shape

Have many connecting branches

Cytoplasm can flow

Have tiny hairs that move from side to side

Has a powerful tail, many mitochondria

An enzyme is a biological catalyst

Each enzyme has an optimum temperature

If the temperature becomes too great the enzyme becomes denatured

It no longer has an active sie

Enzymes are specific

There active sites are complimentary to one type of substrate

When they bond they form an enzyme substrate complex

Aerobic respiration takes place in all cells

Glucose+Oxygen=Carbon dioxide+water+ energy in the form of ATP

It is an exothermic reaction

It takes place in the mitochondria

Anearobic respiration occurs when there is too little oxygen to meet the demand

Glucose=Lactic acid+energy

Results in an oxygen debt

The same amount of oxygen needed to achieve the same amount of energy in aerobic respiration is needed to remove the build up of lactic crystals