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Module 2 (Cells) Revision Notes

Kingdoms in Biology?

 Living Organisms can be placed into 5 groups
(Animal, Plant, Bacteria, Fungi, Protoctista)
 Animal and Plant are Multicellular Organisms
(made up of billions of cells working together)
 Bacteria, Fungi, Protoctista are Microorgansism (made up of one or a few cells)
[note: Viruses are not defined as living organisms because they do not have the
standard components of a cell – acellular, and cannot perform MRS GREN without
a host]
 all living organisms are made from cells (multicellular = millions, microorganism =
one/few), all cells have 4 properties = DNA, ribosomes, cytoplasm, cell membrane

Eukaryotic vs Prokaryotic Cells?

 Eukaryotic = animal/plant cell, has membrane bound organelles (nucleus, endoplasmic
reticulum, golgi body, lysosome, mitochondra)
 Prokaryotic = bacteria, has no membrane bound organelles

What are the 2 forms of Reproduction?

 Sexual & Asexual
 Sexual Reproduction in Animals & Some Plants
 Asexual Reproduction in Microorganisms & Some Plants
 Sexual Reproduction uses 2 parents (each provides a gamete which fuse to form a
zygote, zygote develops into organism)
 Asexual Reproduction uses 1 parent to produce genetically identical offspring

How does a Zygote develop into an Organism?

 Zygote is a stem cell
 stem cell = undifferentiated/unspecialised cell, can form any type of cell
 zygote divides by mitosis to make many stem cells
 each stem cell differentiates into specialised cell
 each specialised cell divides by mitosis to make many copies and form a tissue
 different tissues join to form an organ
 different organs join to form an organ system
 this is surrounded by the Body

Define a tissue, organ and organ system?

tissue = a group of specialised cells
organ = made of different tissues
organ system = different organs working together




What is an Animal Cell made of?

,  Organelles (nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi body, lysosomes, mitochondria,
ribosomes) – all have membrane except the ribosomes
 Cytoplasm (site of chemical reaction)
 Cell Membrane (holds cell contents together, controls what enters/leaves cell, cell
signalling)

Structure of Nucleus?

 contains DNA (made of genes, genes code for making proteins)
 DNA wrapped around histones to form Chromatin
 nucleus has a double membrane, called Nuclear Envelope, which contains pores
 at centre of nucleus is Nucleolus – produces mRNA (copy of a gene)
 rest of nucleus made of Nucleoplasm (contains the DNA/chromatin)

Endoplasmic Reticulum?

 2 types = Rough and Smooth
 Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum has ribosomes on it, makes proteins
 Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum has no ribosomes on it, makes lipids/carbohydrates

Golgi body?

 modifies and packages proteins
 packages them into vesicles for transport
 digestive enzymes are placed into lysosomes (vesicles with membranes around them)

Mitochondria?

 site of respiration, releases energy, produces ATP (energy carrier molecule)
 has a double membrane, inner membrane folded into Cristae (increases surface area for
enzymes of respiration)
 middle portion called Matrix

Ribosomes?

 attached to RER
 site of protein synthesis

What is a Plant Cell made of?

 Organelles (nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi body, lysosomes, mitochondria,
chloroplast, vacuole, ribosomes) – all have membrane except the ribosomes
 Cytoplasm (site of chemical reaction)
 Cell Membrane (holds cell contents together, controls what enters/leaves cell, cell
signalling)
 Cell Wall (made of cellulose, prevents cell from bursting or shrinking)



Structure of chloroplast?

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