Unit 13, task 1.
P1 – Describe the microstructure of a typical animal cell and the functions of the main cell components. A typical animal cell is seen as a tiny, three dimensional sac which is in fact made up of many components, each as important as the other. The microstructure of an animal cell was in fact uncovered mainly through the use of both cell fractionation and electron microscopy. Each main component has its own, individual function which helps a cell to function and maintains the cell membrane. The components that I will be describing include the cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria, lysosomes, Golgi bodies, centrioles, endoplasmic reticulum (both smooth and rough) and ribosomes.
The cell membrane - The cell
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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (Smooth ER) – The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is very similar in terms of structure and chemically to the rough endoplasmic reticulum with the exception of not being able to attach ribosomes like the rough ER can. The smooth ER has more than just one main function and in simple terms these are control of calcium release within the muscle cells, breakdown of lipid soluble toxins in the liver and lipid steroid hormone synthesis. It primarily makes and process fat within a typical animal cell. The structure of the smooth ER is usually said to be tubular rather than sheet like and it may be separate from the rough ER or in some cases may in fact be an extension of it. The smooth ER is said to be most common in cells that metabolise fat and it is a continuation of the outer nuclear membrane of a cell. It is made up of a vast network of membrane which is usually covered in tubules and vesicles. Depending on the type of cells, the amount of rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum that is present within it varies somewhat greatly. Endoplasmic means inside of the cytoplasm and the term reticulum means network. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (Rough ER) – The surface of the rough endoplasmic reticulum is covered in ribosomes which are
[4] – Frank Schluenzen et al, Structure of Functionally Active Small Ribosomal Subunit at 3.3A Resolution
P1: Outline the function of the main cells of the body. Cells are the main structure of the body as they all come together to form one cell. They are very important because without them, we wouldn’t be able to live. The cells carry out numerous of chemical reaction that we wouldn’t have heard of or even felt and it is simply done it on its own. Cells make up all the organs in the body.
serve as the site of lipid synthesis in the cell. The ER functions as the
One of the main manufacturing facilities within a cell. Consists of rough ER and smooth ER, they are physically connected but differ in structure. Consist of membrane-enclosed tubes and sacs within the cytoplasm. Rough ER, named for the ribosomes attached to its surface, make membrane and secretory proteins. One function of rough ER is to produce new membrane. Some products by rough ER are dispatched to other locations by transport vesicles.
3. Explain your prediction for the effect Na+ Cl- might have on glucose transport. In other words, explain why you picked the choice that you did. How well did the results compare with your prediction?
Cell Theory is an explanation that says everything is made of cells. It continues on to say that those cells came from preexisting cells. Cell Theory is a theory because it is a frame-worked explanation of an observation made by many biologists like Anar Van Leeuwenhoek. Van Leeuwenoek studied plant stems, pond water, and gathered a conclusion that generally, all of those things are made of cells. Other biologists like Louis Pasteur added onto this idea that all organisms are composed of cells. A theory is also composed of two components; a sequence of patterns in the world and the thing or catalyst that is responsible for the pattern. The sequence of the pattern in Cell theory is that every organism in the world are made up of cells.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) – They are called because of the presence of ribosomes on them. They provide a site for protein synthesis and helps transport protein.
This is the story of a cell, a young cell. This cell’s goal was to have the most powerful mitochondria of any other cell she knew. The mitochondria gave energy. She knew if she had a strong mitochondria, her being would be powerful and strong.
“Hi Sandy, I’m Nick the Nucleus. I’ve been asked to show our cell membrane around our beautiful animal cell so how about we get to it?”
▪ Know the functions of the various organelles, e.g., glyoxysomes, peroxisomes, ribosomes, chloroplasts, mitochondria, rough and smooth ER, Golgi, etc.
There are two types of Endoplasmic Reticulum the Smooth ER and the Rough ER. you can distinguish that both of the ER’s are different to each other, this is shown in the diagram above that one is smooth ER and the other is rough ER the rough ER has ribsomes attracted to it while the smooth ER does not have ribosomes attached to it. The two ER’s have different function to each other.
Rough ER - looks rough on the surface because it is stubbed with very small organelles called ribosomes. Ribosomes are made of RNA and protein and are the site of protein synthesis.
Many cells are filled with a complex network of tube like things known as the endoplasmic reticulum. The endoplasmic
In order for cells and organisms to “live” they need to perform certain tasks such as produce energy through respiration, send messages, maintenance and reproduction. To enable the cell to do so, it contains within small structures called organelles, each organelle is different and carries out a specific function.
Cells are generic term used in many aspects of the life. Particularly, it is used more in the biology science field, because the biology science relays on this small unit to study the other concepts. Cells are something infinite in the smallness. For the time being, we need to study the cells and everything related to it. In fact, what is the cell? Or where are the Cells located? These two questions are from the first questions that comes to the people who have not ever heard about it. However, (Reece et al 2009) explained that the cells are so small units exist in anything. Everything in this world, contains from particles, and we can use the