5.1 CELL THEORY

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Life does not come from nonliving matter.

5.2 Parts of the Cell

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Cell membrane – thin layer of lipid and protein that separates cell from world.

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Bilayer – two phospholipid layers in cell membrane.

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Fluid mosiac model – modern view of cell membrane structure.

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Prokaryotes – organisms that don’t contain nucleus.

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Eucaryotes – organisms that always contain a nucleus.

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Cytoplasm – everything between cell membrane and nucleus.

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Chromosomes – coded blueprints in nucleus that control all cell activity.

5.3 Organelles

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Proteins – made by ribosomes.

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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) – contains poisons, wastes and other toxic chemicals.

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Golgi apparatus – packaging and secreting of cell products.

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ATP – energy-storing molecule of the cell made in the mitochondrion.

5.4 Cell Diversity

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Most important difference between plant and animals – presence of cell wall in plants.

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Chloroplast – organelle that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into sugars.

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Cytoskeleton – maintains 3-dimensional structure of cell and helps it move.

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Flagella – long, whip like projections.

5.5 Crossing the Membrane

bulletDiffusion – movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to area of low concentration.
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Molecules diffuse faster at higher temperatures than at lower temperatures.

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Smaller molecules diffuse faster than larger molecules.

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Isotonic solution – concentration of solutes inside and outside of cell are equal.

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Bulk transport – large molecules, food and other substances are packaged in membrane-bound sacs and moved across the membrane.

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