Transcript Cells ppt
Cellular Structure and
Function
Chapter 7
7.1: Cell Discovery and
Theory
MAIN IDEA: The invention of the
microscope led to the discovery
of cells.
Types of Microscopes
Light Microscopes
Light waves pass through small
organisms, or thin slices of larger ones
Simple – one set of lenses (magnifying
glass)
Complex – more than one set of lenses
Magnify up to 1500 times
Dyes often used – kill/distort cells
Types of Microscopes cont’d
Phase contrast microscope
Type of light microscope
Increases contrast – difference
btwn light/dark
Cell structures more visible
Can study living cells and
processes
Electron Microscopes
Use electron beams instead of light
beams
High magnification
View image on screen: micrograph
2 Types:
Transmission electron microscope
(TEM) – electron beam passed
through thin slice of specimen; up
to 1 million X magnification
Scanning electron microscope
(SEM) – views surface of specimen
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3
4
1.Light
2.Phase
contrast
3.TEM
4.SEM
Compound Light Microscope
Early Scientists…
1665 – Robert Hooke
Also made microscopes
Examined cork – discovered cells
1600s – Anton von Leeuwenhoek
(Dutch lens maker) – made simple
microscopes
Observed tiny organisms (bacteria,
insect structure, etc.)
Scientists focused only on cell itself
Cell Theory Discovered!
1700s – 1800s - 2 German
biologists: Matthias Schleiden and
Theodor Schwann discovered cell
theory
Schwann emphasized contents of
cells, found similarities between
plant and animal cells
1864 – Louis Pasteur disproved
spontaneous generation
By 1880s – scientists could show
how cells divide
Cell Theory
1. All living things are made of
one or more cells.
2. Cells are the units of structure
and function in all organisms.
3. All cells come from preexisting cells.
Cells – Units of Life
Cell – basic unit of life; in ALL
organisms:
Unicellular (one-celled)
Multicellular (many cells, some
with special functions)
Complex organisms: cells tissues
organs body systems
organism
2 Main Cell Types
Prokaryotes
“Pro-” = early
Simple cells
No nucleus
No membranebound organelles
Eukaryotes
“you”
More complex
cells
Have a nucleus
May have other
organelles (other
membrane-bound
cell structures
w/specific jobs)
Prokaryotes
Microscopic: .1 – 10 micrometers –
billions in a spoonful of soil, or in your
mouth!
Can live in extreme environments
Bacteria
Has DNA, ribosomes, plasma membrane
Some have cell walls, flagella
Divide rapidly
Will not form tissues
Prokaryote
Eukaryotes
Larger – about 2-100 micrometers,
some even larger (neurons, frog eggs)
Contain membran-bound organelles:
structures for organization
Allow for different reactions to occur
in cell at once b/c separate from each
other
All have different functions
Cells can form tissues
Eukaryote
7.2: The Plasma Membrane
MAIN IDEA: A cell’s plasma
membrane helps maintain
homeostasis.
Plasma Membrane
Thin, flexible boundary between the
cell and its environment
Allows nutrients into the cell
Allows waste to leave the cell
Selective Permeability
Ability of plasma membrane to
control which substances, and how
much of them, enter and leave a
cell
Composition of Membrane
Made of phospholipids which form a
double layer (phospholipid bilayer)
One Phospholipid
Phospholipid Bilayer
Fluid Mosaic Model
The phospholipid
bilayer allows
other molecules
to “float” in the
membrane.
Proteins,
cholesterol,
carbohydrates
Proteins
Transmit signals inside the cell
Act as support structures
Provide pathways for substances to
enter and leave the cell
Cholesterol
Prevent fatty acid tails from sticking
together
Carbohydrates
Identify chemical signals
7.3: Cell Structures and
Organelles
MAIN IDEA: The eukaryotic cell
contains organelles.
2 Main Eukaryotic Cell Types
Animal and Plant cells
Many of the same organelles,
but some different from each
other
Main Differences
Animal Cells
Contain centrioles
Contain lysosomes
NO cell wall
NO central
vacuole (only
small ones)
NO chloroplasts
Plant Cells
NO centrioles
NO lysosomes
Contain cell wall
Contain central
vacuole
Contain
chloroplasts
7.4 – Cellular Transport
MAIN IDEA: Cellular transport
moves substances within a cell,
and moves substances into and
out of cells.
Passive Transport
Movement of particles across
cell membrane without using
energy
3 Types:
Diffusion
Facilitated Diffusion
Osmosis
Diffusion
Movement of particles from an
area of high concentration to
an area of low concentration
Concentration
Gradient
Diffusion Controlled By…
Temperature
Concentration
Pressure
ALL of the above, when increased,
increase the amount of collisions
particles have with each other, so
diffusion occurs more rapidly.
Diffusion and Cells
Diffusion allows for…
Some substances to pass into and
out of cells
Substances to spread out within
cells
Dynamic Equilibrium
Diffusion into cell = diffusion out of
cell
Concentration on either side of
membrane is equal, although
movement of particles continues
Diffusion in a Cell
Facilitated Diffusion
Movement of particles across a plasma
membrane using proteins
Proteins are specific to certain particles
Channel Proteins – span membrane so
particles do not come into contact with
nonpolar tails; effective for ion transport
Carrier Proteins – physically bind
particles on one side of membrane, and
release them on other, changing shape;
used for ions, sugars, amino acids
Cellular Structure and Function
Facilitated Diffusion
Channel Proteins
Carrier Proteins
Osmosis
Diffusion of WATER across
selectively permeable membrane,
from high concentration to low
concentration
Osmosis
3 Types of Solutions
Isotonic
Hypotonic
Hypertonic
Isotonic Solution
Water and dissolved substances
diffuse into and out of the cell at the
same rate.; concentrations equal; cell
size, pressure stays the same
Plant Cell
Blood Cell
Hypotonic Solution
Solute concentration is higher inside the
cell than in the solution
Water diffuses into the cell; cell swells
Plant cells don’t burst (b/c of cell wall)
Plant Cell
Blood Cell
Hypertonic Solution
Solute concentration is higher outside
the cell than in the solution
Water diffuses out of the cell
(shrinks)
Plant Cell
Blood Cell
Active Transport
Movement of substances AGAINST
the concentration gradient (____ to
_____ concentration)
Requires energy
Helps cell maintain homeostasis
Uses carrier proteins called pumps
Some move substances only one
way, some move them both ways
Active Transport and Proteins
Transport of Large Particles
Endocytosis – cell surrounds
substance outside of cells, encloses
it in a sac/vesicle, and takes it into
the cell
Exocytosis – vesicle with a
substance is released from the cell
Endocytosis
Exocytosis