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Chapter 6

A Tour of the Cell


PowerPoint Lectures for
Biology, Seventh Edition
       Neil Campbell and Jane Reece



Lectures by Chris Romero
Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
Overview: The Importance of Cells

 • All organisms are made of cells

 • The cell is the simplest collection of matter
   that can live
 • Cell structure is correlated to cellular function

 • All cells are related by their descent from earlier
   cells




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How do the different parts of a cell function
                    separately and together?




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Concept 6.1: To study cells, biologists use
 microscopes and the tools of biochemistry

 • Though usually too small to be seen by the unaided eye,
   cells can be complex
 • Two important parameters of microscopy

         – Magnification- ratio of object image to real size

         – Resolution- clarity of the image

 • Light microscopes pass light through specimen and then
   through glass lenses
         – Resolution of 200 nanometers, i.e. small bacteria

         – Magnification 1000 times the actual size
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LE 6-2
                                                           10 m


                                                                  Human height
                                                           1m
                                                                  Length of some
                                                                  nerve and
                                                                  muscle cells




                                                                                      Unaided eye
                                                          0.1 m
                                                                  Chicken egg


                                                          1 cm


                                                                  Frog egg
                                                          1 mm


         Measurements




                                                                                                    Light microscope
         1 centimeter (cm) = 10–2 meter (m) = 0.4 inch   100 µm
         1 millimeter (mm) = 10–3 m
         1 micrometer (µm) = 10–3 mm = 10–6 m                     Most plant and
         1 nanometer (nm) = 10–3 µm = 10–9 m                      animal cells
                                                          10 µm
                                                                  Nucleus
                                                                  Most bacteria
                                                                  Mitochondrion




                                                                                                                       Electron microscope
                                                          1 µm



                                                                  Smallest bacteria
                                                         100 nm
                                                                  Viruses

                                                                  Ribosomes
                                                          10 nm
                                                                  Proteins

                                                                  Lipids
                                                          1 nm
                                                                  Small molecules


                                                         0.1 nm   Atoms
Light Microscope


                                                                             Differential-
        Brightfield                                                          Interference-
        (unstained)                                                          Contrast
                                                                             (Nomarski)

                                                     50 µm                 Fluorescence


        Brightfield                                                                          50 µm
        (stained)

                                                                           Confocal

   Phase-contrast

                                                                                             50 µm


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LE 6-4

  Electron Microscopes
                                                                               1 µm
                                                               Cilia


         Used to study subcellular
         structures

         Scanning electron microscopes
         (SEMs) focus a beam of electrons
         onto the surface of a specimen,
         providing images that look 3D
                                                Longitudinal   Cross section
                                                section of     of cilium
                                                cilium                         1 µm



         Transmission electron
         microscopes (TEMs) focus a
         beam of electrons through a
         specimen

         TEMs are used mainly to study
         the internal ultrastructure of cells
Isolating Organelles by Cell Fractionation


• Cell fractionation takes cells apart and separates
  the major organelles from one another
• Ultracentrifuges fractionate cells into their
  component parts




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Isolating Organelles by Cell Fractionation

                                                                     1000 g
                                                                     (1000 times the force of gravity)
                                                                     10 min
                                                                                              Supernatant poured
                                                                                              into next tube

               Homogenization                                                                        20,000 g
                                                                                                     20 min

                                                                                                            80,000 g
Tissue                                           Homogenate                                                 60 min

 cells                                                                      Pellet rich in
                                                                            nuclei and                          150,000 g
                                                                            cellular debris                     3 hr
                                                                     Pellet rich in mitochondria
   Differential centrifugation chloroplasts if cells
                              (and
                                                                     are from a plant)
                                                                         Pellet rich in “microsomes”
                                                                         (pieces of plasma membranes
                                                                         and cells’ internal membranes)
   Cell fractionation enables
                                                                                       Pellet rich in ribosomes
   scientists to determine the
   functions of organelles
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Concept Check

 • How do the stains used for light microscopy
   compare with those used for electron
   microscopy?
 • Which type of microscope would you use to
   study…
 • Changes in the shape of a white blood cell?

 • Surface texture of hair?

 • Detailed structure of an organelle?

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The two types of cells
             Prokaryotic      vs.     Eukaryotic       Cells
Nucleus-           no                 yes
Membrane
Bound organelles   no                 yes
Plasma membrane yes                   yes
Cytosol            yes                yes
Chromosomes        yes                yes
Ribosomes          yes                yes
Domain             Bacteria, Archea   protist ,fungi, plant
                                      animal
LE 6-6


                         Pili

                           Nucleoid

                                Ribosomes

                                   Plasma
                                   membrane

                                   Cell wall
             Bacterial
         chromosome                    Capsule
                                                                   0.5 µm
                                      Flagella



   A typical                                     A thin section through the
   rod-shaped                                    bacterium Bacillus
   bacterium                                     coagulans (TEM)
LE 6-7
                                                 Surface area increases while
                                                Total volume remains constant
Larger organisms do not have
larger cells- simple more cells

                                            5
                                                           1
                                    1

         Total surface area
         (height x width x              6         150          750
         number of sides x
         number of boxes)

         Total volume
         (height x width x length       1         125          125
         X number of boxes)

         Surface-to-volume
         ratio
                                        6         1.2            6
         (surface area ÷ volume)
The boundary of every cell – Plasma membrane

  Outside of cell
                                                  Carbohydrate side chain




                          Hydrophilic
                          region

Inside of cell 0.1 µm
                         Hydrophobic
                         region

                          Hydrophilic    Phospholipid          Proteins
                          region
      TEM of a plasma membrane          Structure of the plasma membrane


  Function - selective barrier that allows sufficient passage
  of oxygen, nutrients, and waste

  Structure - double layer of phospholipids
A Panoramic View of the Eukaryotic Cell
                             ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER
                                                                    Nuclear envelope
             Flagellum          Rough ER   Smooth ER
                                                                    Nucleolus           NUCLEUS

                                                                    Chromatin
                                                                                                         In animal
                                                                                                         cells but not
         Centrosome
                                                                                       Plasma membrane   plant cells:

                                                                                                         Lysosomes
     CYTOSKELETON
                                                                                                         Centrioles
       Microfilaments

Intermediate filaments
                                                                                                         Flagella (in
         Microtubules
                                                                                                         some plant
                                                                                   Ribosomes:
                                                                                                         sperm)
                Microvilli


                                                                     Golgi apparatus


      Peroxisom
      e

                                Mitochondrion
                                                         Lysosome
Nuclear                           A Panoramic View of the Eukaryotic Cell
              envelope       Rough
NUCLEUS      Nucleolus       endoplasmic
                             reticulum
             Chromatin
                                           Smooth
  Centrosome                               endoplasmic
                                           reticulum


                                                            Ribosomes
                                                            (small brown dots)


                                                         Central vacuole
     Golgi
 apparatus
                                                         Microfilaments
                                                         Intermediate      CYTOSKELETON
                                                         filaments
                                                         Microtubules            In plant cells but not
                                                                                 animal cells:
  Mitochondrion
                                                                                 Chloroplasts
    Peroxisome
         Plasma                                     Chloroplast
       membrane                                                                  Central vacuole and
                 Cell wall                                                       tonoplast
                                  Plasmodesmata
    Wall of adjacent cell
                                                                                 Cell wall

                                                                                 Plasmodesmata
Concept 6.2: Eukaryotic cells have internal
  membranes that compartmentalize their functions
 • A eukaryotic cell has internal membranes that
   partition the cell into organelles
         –        Nucleus – contains most of the DNA
         –        Ribosomes – use info from DNA to make proteins
         –        Endomembrane system – variety of tasks, protein synthesis,
                  transport, lipid metabolism, detoxification
         –        Lysosyme – digest macromolecules
         –        Vacuoles
         –        Mitochondria – cellular respiration
         –        Chloroplasts - photosynthesis

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Chap 6 lecture Part 1 with Audio

  • 1. Chapter 6 A Tour of the Cell PowerPoint Lectures for Biology, Seventh Edition Neil Campbell and Jane Reece Lectures by Chris Romero Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
  • 2. Overview: The Importance of Cells • All organisms are made of cells • The cell is the simplest collection of matter that can live • Cell structure is correlated to cellular function • All cells are related by their descent from earlier cells Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
  • 3. How do the different parts of a cell function separately and together? Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
  • 4. Concept 6.1: To study cells, biologists use microscopes and the tools of biochemistry • Though usually too small to be seen by the unaided eye, cells can be complex • Two important parameters of microscopy – Magnification- ratio of object image to real size – Resolution- clarity of the image • Light microscopes pass light through specimen and then through glass lenses – Resolution of 200 nanometers, i.e. small bacteria – Magnification 1000 times the actual size Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
  • 5. LE 6-2 10 m Human height 1m Length of some nerve and muscle cells Unaided eye 0.1 m Chicken egg 1 cm Frog egg 1 mm Measurements Light microscope 1 centimeter (cm) = 10–2 meter (m) = 0.4 inch 100 µm 1 millimeter (mm) = 10–3 m 1 micrometer (µm) = 10–3 mm = 10–6 m Most plant and 1 nanometer (nm) = 10–3 µm = 10–9 m animal cells 10 µm Nucleus Most bacteria Mitochondrion Electron microscope 1 µm Smallest bacteria 100 nm Viruses Ribosomes 10 nm Proteins Lipids 1 nm Small molecules 0.1 nm Atoms
  • 6. Light Microscope Differential- Brightfield Interference- (unstained) Contrast (Nomarski) 50 µm Fluorescence Brightfield 50 µm (stained) Confocal Phase-contrast 50 µm Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
  • 7. LE 6-4 Electron Microscopes 1 µm Cilia Used to study subcellular structures Scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) focus a beam of electrons onto the surface of a specimen, providing images that look 3D Longitudinal Cross section section of of cilium cilium 1 µm Transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) focus a beam of electrons through a specimen TEMs are used mainly to study the internal ultrastructure of cells
  • 8. Isolating Organelles by Cell Fractionation • Cell fractionation takes cells apart and separates the major organelles from one another • Ultracentrifuges fractionate cells into their component parts Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
  • 9. Isolating Organelles by Cell Fractionation 1000 g (1000 times the force of gravity) 10 min Supernatant poured into next tube Homogenization 20,000 g 20 min 80,000 g Tissue Homogenate 60 min cells Pellet rich in nuclei and 150,000 g cellular debris 3 hr Pellet rich in mitochondria Differential centrifugation chloroplasts if cells (and are from a plant) Pellet rich in “microsomes” (pieces of plasma membranes and cells’ internal membranes) Cell fractionation enables Pellet rich in ribosomes scientists to determine the functions of organelles Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
  • 10. Concept Check • How do the stains used for light microscopy compare with those used for electron microscopy? • Which type of microscope would you use to study… • Changes in the shape of a white blood cell? • Surface texture of hair? • Detailed structure of an organelle? Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
  • 11. The two types of cells Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells Nucleus- no yes Membrane Bound organelles no yes Plasma membrane yes yes Cytosol yes yes Chromosomes yes yes Ribosomes yes yes Domain Bacteria, Archea protist ,fungi, plant animal
  • 12. LE 6-6 Pili Nucleoid Ribosomes Plasma membrane Cell wall Bacterial chromosome Capsule 0.5 µm Flagella A typical A thin section through the rod-shaped bacterium Bacillus bacterium coagulans (TEM)
  • 13. LE 6-7 Surface area increases while Total volume remains constant Larger organisms do not have larger cells- simple more cells 5 1 1 Total surface area (height x width x 6 150 750 number of sides x number of boxes) Total volume (height x width x length 1 125 125 X number of boxes) Surface-to-volume ratio 6 1.2 6 (surface area ÷ volume)
  • 14. The boundary of every cell – Plasma membrane Outside of cell Carbohydrate side chain Hydrophilic region Inside of cell 0.1 µm Hydrophobic region Hydrophilic Phospholipid Proteins region TEM of a plasma membrane Structure of the plasma membrane Function - selective barrier that allows sufficient passage of oxygen, nutrients, and waste Structure - double layer of phospholipids
  • 15. A Panoramic View of the Eukaryotic Cell ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER Nuclear envelope Flagellum Rough ER Smooth ER Nucleolus NUCLEUS Chromatin In animal cells but not Centrosome Plasma membrane plant cells: Lysosomes CYTOSKELETON Centrioles Microfilaments Intermediate filaments Flagella (in Microtubules some plant Ribosomes: sperm) Microvilli Golgi apparatus Peroxisom e Mitochondrion Lysosome
  • 16. Nuclear A Panoramic View of the Eukaryotic Cell envelope Rough NUCLEUS Nucleolus endoplasmic reticulum Chromatin Smooth Centrosome endoplasmic reticulum Ribosomes (small brown dots) Central vacuole Golgi apparatus Microfilaments Intermediate CYTOSKELETON filaments Microtubules In plant cells but not animal cells: Mitochondrion Chloroplasts Peroxisome Plasma Chloroplast membrane Central vacuole and Cell wall tonoplast Plasmodesmata Wall of adjacent cell Cell wall Plasmodesmata
  • 17. Concept 6.2: Eukaryotic cells have internal membranes that compartmentalize their functions • A eukaryotic cell has internal membranes that partition the cell into organelles – Nucleus – contains most of the DNA – Ribosomes – use info from DNA to make proteins – Endomembrane system – variety of tasks, protein synthesis, transport, lipid metabolism, detoxification – Lysosyme – digest macromolecules – Vacuoles – Mitochondria – cellular respiration – Chloroplasts - photosynthesis Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings

Notes de l'éditeur

  1. LMs can magnify effectively to about 1,000 times the size of the actual specimen. Various techniques enhance contrast and enable cell components to be stained or labeled. Most subcellular structures, or organelles, are too small to be resolved by a LM.
  2. Cell fractionation takes cells apart and separates the major organelles from one another. Ultracentrifuges fractionate cells into their component parts. Cell fractionation enables scientists to determine the functions of organelles. Isolating Organelles by Cell Fractionation. Cell fractionation enables the researcher to prepare specific components of cells in bulk quantity to study their composition and functions. By following this approach, biologists have been able to assign various functions of the cell to the different organelles, a task that would be far more difficult with intact cells. For example, one cellular fraction collected by centrifugation has enzymes that function in the metabolic process known as cellular respiration. The electron microscope reveals this fraction to be very rich in the organelles called mitochondria. This evidence helped cell biologists determine that mitochondria are the sites of cellular respiration. Cytology and biochemistry complement each other in correlating cellular structure and function.