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CHAPTER 7
CELL STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
7.2 Eukaryotic Cell Structure
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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
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Cell organization
Organelles
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“little organs”
the specialized
structures within the
cell that perform a
function
Cytoplasm
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Description
 The
fluid that fills the entire cell
 The portion of the cell outside of the nucleus
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Function
 Makes
up about 70% of the cells volume.
 Most of the cells chemical reactions occur here
The Nucleus
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Function
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“Control center” of the cell
Contains nearly all of the cell’s DNA (the coded
instructions for making proteins & other important
molecules)
Nuclear Envelope
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Description
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Envelope or layer around
nucleus
Made of 2 membranes
Function:
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Allows for materials (like
RNA, proteins, & other
molecules) to come in and
out through pores
Inside the Nucleus
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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
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Chromosomes
 Description:
Threadlike structures, often in X shape
 Function: Contain genetic information
Inside the Nucleus
Chromosome
Inside the Nucleus
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Nucleolus
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Description: Small, dense
area in nucleus
Function: Directs the
formation of ribosomes
Ribosomes
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Description:
 Small
dots
 Found throughout cytoplasm
 Pieces of RNA & protein
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Function:
 Proteins
are assembled on
these
 Build proteins based on
instructions from DNA
Endoplasmic reticulum – “ER”
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Description
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Function
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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
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Description:
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Stack of flat discs
NOT surrounding nucleus
Function:
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Modifies, sorts, & packages
proteins & other materials
from the ER for storage in the
cell or release outside the cell
Lysosomes
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Description:
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Small balls or membrane
‘pockets’
Function:
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The “clean-up crew”
Filled with enzymes that break
down
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Lipids
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Cellular debris
Lysosomes (cont)
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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
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Description:
 Looks
like lysosomes – small balls or membrane
‘pockets’
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Function:
 Contains
enzymes such as catalase
 Hydrogen peroxide is broken down here
Vacuoles
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Description:
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Large sac-like, membrane
enclosed structures
Function:
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Store water, salts, proteins,
& carbohydrates
Pressure allows plants to
support heavy structures
Mitochondria
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Description:
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Oval with folded membrane
inside
Function:
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“Powerplant” of the cell
Changes the chemical energy
stored in food into compounds
that are more convenient for
the cell to use (ATP)
Chloroplast
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Description
2
membranes surround
the organelle
 Stacks of membranes
inside- grana
 Green
Chloroplasts
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Function:
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Capture energy from
the sun & convert it into
chemical energy –
photosynthesis!
Contains chlorophyllgreen pigment
Cytoskeleton
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Description:
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a framework of filaments
throughout the cell
Function:
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Helps cells keep its shape
Helps the cell move
Made up of microfilaments
and microtubules
Cytoskeleton
Microfilaments
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Description:
 Branching
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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
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Description:
 Hollow
tubes in cytoskeleton
 made up of proteins known as tubulins
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Function:
 Help
cells maintain shape
 Helps separate chromosomes in cell division
 Builds projections from the cell surface - cilia & flagella
Centrioles
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Description:
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Function:
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Located near the nucleus
A pair of short cylinders
Help organize cell division
Only in animal cells