Chapter 7 Cell Structure and Function
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CHAPTER 7
CELL STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
7.2 Eukaryotic Cell Structure
Objectives:
Describe
the function of the nucleus
Describe the functions of the major cell organelles
Identify the main roles of the cytoskeleton
7.2 Eukaryotic Cell Structure
Cell organization
Organelles
“little organs”
the specialized
structures within the
cell that perform a
function
Cytoplasm
Description
The
fluid that fills the entire cell
The portion of the cell outside of the nucleus
Function
Makes
up about 70% of the cells volume.
Most of the cells chemical reactions occur here
The Nucleus
Function
“Control center” of the cell
Contains nearly all of the cell’s DNA (the coded
instructions for making proteins & other important
molecules)
Nuclear Envelope
Description
Envelope or layer around
nucleus
Made of 2 membranes
Function:
Allows for materials (like
RNA, proteins, & other
molecules) to come in and
out through pores
Inside the Nucleus
Chromatin
Description:
Looks
like granular material
Usually spread throughout the nucleus
Function:
During
cell division, it condenses to form chromosomes
Made of DNA bound to protein
Chromosomes
Description:
Threadlike structures, often in X shape
Function: Contain genetic information
Inside the Nucleus
Chromosome
Inside the Nucleus
Nucleolus
Description: Small, dense
area in nucleus
Function: Directs the
formation of ribosomes
Ribosomes
Description:
Small
dots
Found throughout cytoplasm
Pieces of RNA & protein
Function:
Proteins
are assembled on
these
Build proteins based on
instructions from DNA
Endoplasmic reticulum – “ER”
Description
Function
folded membranes
Surrounds nucleus
Makes lipids for the cell
membrane
Makes proteins & other
materials that are
exported from the cell
Two types- rough and
smooth
Rough ER
Description:
Has ribosomes on its surface
Function:
Modifies
proteins
Produces proteins that will eventually be secreted out of the
cell
Smooth ER
No
ribosomes
Has enzymes that carry out
certain tasks, like making
membrane lipids & the
detoxification of drugs
Liver
cells usually contain
large amounts of smooth ER
Right: rough ER; Left: smooth ER
Golgi Apparatus
Description:
Stack of flat discs
NOT surrounding nucleus
Function:
Modifies, sorts, & packages
proteins & other materials
from the ER for storage in the
cell or release outside the cell
Lysosomes
Description:
Small balls or membrane
‘pockets’
Function:
The “clean-up crew”
Filled with enzymes that break
down
Lipids
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Cellular debris
Lysosomes (cont)
Have been linked to diseases, such as Tay Sach’s
Tay Sach’s is a disorder that is caused by a genetic
defect that prevents the formation of an essential
enzyme that breaks down lipids
These lipids build up in the body and can cause
nerve damage; prognosis is not good
Peroxisome
Description:
Looks
like lysosomes – small balls or membrane
‘pockets’
Function:
Contains
enzymes such as catalase
Hydrogen peroxide is broken down here
Vacuoles
Description:
Large sac-like, membrane
enclosed structures
Function:
Store water, salts, proteins,
& carbohydrates
Pressure allows plants to
support heavy structures
Mitochondria
Description:
Oval with folded membrane
inside
Function:
“Powerplant” of the cell
Changes the chemical energy
stored in food into compounds
that are more convenient for
the cell to use (ATP)
Chloroplast
Description
2
membranes surround
the organelle
Stacks of membranes
inside- grana
Green
Chloroplasts
Function:
Capture energy from
the sun & convert it into
chemical energy –
photosynthesis!
Contains chlorophyllgreen pigment
Cytoskeleton
Description:
a framework of filaments
throughout the cell
Function:
Helps cells keep its shape
Helps the cell move
Made up of microfilaments
and microtubules
Cytoskeleton
Microfilaments
Description:
Branching
threadlike structures
Function:
Help
cell maintain shape & allow it
to move
Assembly and disassembly cause
amoeboid movement
Made up of a protein called actin
Microtubules
Description:
Hollow
tubes in cytoskeleton
made up of proteins known as tubulins
Function:
Help
cells maintain shape
Helps separate chromosomes in cell division
Builds projections from the cell surface - cilia & flagella
Centrioles
Description:
Function:
Located near the nucleus
A pair of short cylinders
Help organize cell division
Only in animal cells