First set

 

 

 

By spinning at increasing speeds and removing the supernatant of a cell homogenate it is possible to collect smaller and smaller components of the cell.

 

 

 

Components found in all cells

 

 

 

 

 

Plasma membrane,

Cytosol

Chromosomes

Ribosomes

 

 

 

Components found only in plant cells

 

 

 

 

 

Chloroplasts

Central vacuole and tonoplast

Cell wall

Plasmodesmata

 

 

 

Components found only in animal cells

 

 

 

 

 

Lysosomes

Centrioles

Flagella

 

 

In prokaryotic cells DNA is concentrated in this region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The nucleoid

 

 

Difference betwwen cytoplasm and cytosol

 

 

 

 

 

Cytosol is a semifluid substance where organelles are found, whereas the cytoplasm is the entire region between nucleous and plasma membrane

 

Selective barrier that allows sufficient passage of oxygen, nutrients and wastes. Composed of a double membrane of phospholipids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plasma membrane

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organelles with double membranes

 

 

 

 

Nucleus

Mitochondria

Chloroplast

 

 

 

Organelles that contain DNA

 

 

 

 

 

Nucleus

Mitochondria

Chloroplast

 

 

Ribosomal RNA is synthesized and assembled with proteins to build ribosomes in this region of the nucleus

 

 

 

 

 

The nucleolus

 

 

Ribosomes build proteins in these regions of the cytoplasm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cytosol and outer side of the endoplasmic reticulum

 

 

 

In this membranous organelle lipids are synthesized, carbohidrates are metabolized and drugs are detoxified

 

 

 

 

 

Smooth Endoplasmic reticulum

 

Cell fractionation is a technique employed to isolate different components of the cell. It is mostly based in the principle that..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second set

 

 

 

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

 

 

Here proteins made in the endoplasmic reticulum are modified, stored and sent to other locations

 

 

 

 

Golgi apparatus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proteins specialized in production of products that will be secreted have large…

 

 

 

Endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus

 

 

Face of the Golgi apparatus closer to the endoplasmic reticulum

 

 

 

 

 

Cis face

 

 

Face of the Golgi apparatus where transport vesicles depart to other cell locations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trans face

 

 

 

 

This organelle provides the acidic environment needed by hydrolitic enzymes to digest all major classes of macromolecules.

 

 

 

 

Lysosomes

 

 

 

Food vacuoles and lysosomes participate in this process

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fagocytosis

 

 

 

 

 

Holds reserves of important organic compounds as well as inorganic ions. It is enclosed by the tonoplast

 

 

 

 

Plant central vacuole

 

Energy producing organelle with an inner membrane that separates the intermembrane space and the matrix

 

 

 

 

Mitochondria

 

 

Organelle that has a double membrane, thylakoids and stroma

 

 

 

 

 

Chloroplast

 

 

Amyloplasts, chromoplasts and chloroplasts are all …

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plastids!!

 

These organelles use oxygen to break fatty acids, detoxify alcohol and other poisons as well as start the conversion of fatty acids to sugars in fat storing tissues of plant seeds

 

 

 

 

Peroxisomes

 

 

In this organelle ocurrs the synthesis of proteins that will be secreted from the cell via transport vesicles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third set

 

 

 

 

Motor molecules

 

Hollow tubes Involved in cell motility chromosome and organelle movement. They are made of α and β-tubulin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microtubules

 

These intertwined strands of actin participate in muscle contraction, cell division and formation of pseudopodia

 

 

 

 

 

Microfilaments

 

 

 

 

 

 

They are made of keratin and are important for anchoring the nucleous and maintenance of cell shape

 

 

 

 

Intermediate filaments

 

Microtubules grow out of these regions. In animal cells centrioles are found here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centrosome

 

 

They differ in length, beating pattern and number per cell but are made of microtubules

 

 

 

 

 

Cilia and flagella

 

 

Its structure is identical to that of the centriole and is the anchor for flagella and cilia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basal body

 

Their role is to bear tension. In conjunction with other proteins they form a scafold just inside the membrane helping support the cell’s shape

 

 

 

 

Microfilaments

 

These structures extend and contract through the reversible assembly of actin subunits into microfilaments and of microfilaments into networks that convert cytoplasm from sol to gel

 

 

 

 

 

Pseudopodia

 

Like microtubules they are specialized in bearing tension. These structures are permanent fixtures of cells and constructed from a subunits belonging to the keratins

 

 

 

 

Intermediate filaments

 

 

These structures are important to integrate cells into tissues

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tight junctions, desmosomes and gap junctions

 

 

Collagen, proteoglycans, fibronectin and integrins are components of …

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extracellular matrix

 

 

 

 

 

By allowing components of the cytoskeleton to slide past each other they bring about movements of cilia and flagella, muscle cell contraction. They also participate in vesicle movement