Chapter 4 - Cell structure and function. After studying this chapter, you should be able to accomplish the following outcomes: Cite the three tenets of the cell theory; explain why cells are so small; describe the structure of the prokaryotic cell in terms of the cell envelope, cytoplasm, and appendages; give a function for each structure;. | Cell Structure and Function Chapter 4 Cell Theory Cells were discovered in 1665 by Robert Hooke. Early studies of cells were conducted by - Mathias Schleiden (1838) - Theodor Schwann (1839) Schleiden and Schwann proposed the Cell Theory. Cell Theory Cell Theory 1. All organisms are composed of cells. 2. Cells are the smallest living things. 3. Cells arise only from pre-existing cells. All cells today represent a continuous line of descent from the first living cells. Cell Theory Cell size is limited. -As cell size increases, it takes longer for material to diffuse from the cell membrane to the interior of the cell. Surface area-to-volume ratio: as a cell increases in size, the volume increases 10x faster than the surface area Cell Theory Cell Theory Microscopes are required to visualize cells. Light microscopes can resolve structures that are 200nm apart. Electron microscopes can resolve structures that are apart. Cell Theory All cells have certain structures in common. 1. genetic material – in a nucleoid or nucleus 2. cytoplasm – a semifluid matrix 3. plasma membrane – a phospholipid bilayer Prokaryotic Cells Prokaryotic cells lack a membrane-bound nucleus. -genetic material is present in the nucleoid Two types of prokaryotes: -archaea -bacteria Prokaryotic Cells Prokaryotic cells possess -genetic material in the nucleoid -cytoplasm -plasma membrane -cell wall -ribosomes -no membrane-bound organelles Prokaryotic Cells Prokaryotic Cells Prokaryotic cell walls -protect the cell and maintain cell shape Bacterial cell walls -may be composed of peptidoglycan -may be Gram positive or Gram negative Archaean cell walls lack peptidoglycan. Prokaryotic Cells Flagella -present in some prokaryotic cells -used for locomotion -rotary motion propels the cell Prokaryotic Cells Eukaryotic Cells Eukaryotic cells -possess a membrane-bound nucleus -are more complex than prokaryotic cells -compartmentalize many cellular . | Cell Structure and Function Chapter 4 Cell Theory Cells were discovered in 1665 by Robert Hooke. Early studies of cells were conducted by - Mathias Schleiden (1838) - Theodor Schwann (1839) Schleiden and Schwann proposed the Cell Theory. Cell Theory Cell Theory 1. All organisms are composed of cells. 2. Cells are the smallest living things. 3. Cells arise only from pre-existing cells. All cells today represent a continuous line of descent from the first living cells. Cell Theory Cell size is limited. -As cell size increases, it takes longer for material to diffuse from the cell membrane to the interior of the cell. Surface area-to-volume ratio: as a cell increases in size, the volume increases 10x faster than the surface area Cell Theory Cell Theory Microscopes are required to visualize cells. Light microscopes can resolve structures that are 200nm apart. Electron microscopes can resolve structures that are apart. Cell Theory All cells have certain .
