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what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
thus , the rough endoplasmic reticulum helps cells specialize and allows for greater complexity in the organism . smooth endoplasmic reticulum the smooth endoplasmic reticulum makes lipids and steroids , instead of being involved in protein synthesis . these are fat-based molecules that are important in energy storage ...
why is the smooth endoplasmic reticulum , not involved in protein synthesis ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
this disease is congenital , and usually fatal before patients reach 7 years of age . an interesting idea is that mitochondria can be used to trace maternal ancestry . since mitochondria are self-replicating and have their own dna , they are not determined by the genes found in the nucleus . instead , your mitochondria...
why does the mitochondria have its own dna ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
though part of the function of the nucleus is to separate the dna from the rest of the cell , molecules must still be able to move in and out ( e.g. , rna ) . proteins channels known as nuclear pores form holes in the nuclear envelope . the nucleus itself is filled with liquid ( called nucleoplasm ) and is similar in s...
why did you not use the term nuclear membrane ?
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thanks to the added protection of the nuclear envelope , the dna is a little bit more secure from enzymes , pathogens , and potentially harmful products of fat and protein metabolism . since this is the only permanent copy of the instructions the cell has , it is very important to keep the dna in good condition . if th...
do dna have a specific temperature and/or ph to maintain inorder for it to be in a good condition ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
like we saw with the nuclear envelope , there are actually two lipid bilayers that separate the mitochondrial contents from the cytoplasm . we refer to them as the inner and outer mitochondrial membranes . if we cross both membranes we end up in the matrix , where pyruvate is sent after it is created from the breakdown...
how do organelles get through the outer and inner membrane of the nucleus ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
in the heart , contraction is mediated through an actin-myosin system . plants and platelets so far we ’ ve covered basic organelles found in a eukaryotic cell . however , not every cell has each of these organelles , and some cells have organelles we haven ’ t discussed . for example , plant cells have chloroplasts , ...
how are platelets able to function without a nucleus and why do they not have organelles ?
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it is more tubular than the rough endoplasmic reticulum , and is not necessarily continuous with the nuclear envelope . every cell has a smooth endoplasmic reticulum , but the amount will vary with cell function . for example , the liver , which is responsible for most of the body ’ s detoxification , has a larger amou...
what would happen if a cell not specialized for detoxification , like a muscle cell , had a significantly larger amount of ser ?
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the shipping department identifies the molecule and sets it on one of 4 paths : cytosol : the proteins that enter the golgi by mistake are sent back into the cytosol ( imagine the barcode scanning wrong and the item being returned ) . cell membrane : proteins destined for the cell membrane are processed continuously . ...
why are ribosomes organelles if they do n't have a membrane ?
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the processes to transform dna into proteins are known as transcription and translation , and happen in different compartments within the cell . the first step , transcription , happens in the nucleus , which holds our dna . a membrane called the nuclear envelope surrounds the nucleus , and its job is to create a room ...
what happens to cells with damaged dna ?
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the shipping department identifies the molecule and sets it on one of 4 paths : cytosol : the proteins that enter the golgi by mistake are sent back into the cytosol ( imagine the barcode scanning wrong and the item being returned ) . cell membrane : proteins destined for the cell membrane are processed continuously . ...
what percentage of the cell is taken up by cytoplasm ?
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vesicles sent to this acidic organelle contain enzymes that will hydrolyze the lysosome ’ s content . lysosome the lysosome is the cell ’ s recycling center . these organelles are spheres full of enzymes ready to hydrolyze ( chop up the chemical bonds of ) whatever substance crosses the membrane , so the cell can reuse...
where do the substances go after being broken down in a lysosome ?
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the major components of the cytoskeleton are microtubules , intermediate filaments , and microfilaments . microtubules microtubules are small tubes made from the protein tubulin . these tubules are found in cilia and flagella , structures involved in cell movement .
how do microtubules make the cell move ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
these tubules are found in cilia and flagella , structures involved in cell movement . they also help provide pathways for secretory vesicles to move through the cell , and are even involved in cell division as they are a part of the mitotic spindle , which pulls homologous chromosomes apart . intermediate filaments sm...
what is the mitotic spindle , and what are its functions ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
mitochondria are also somewhat unique in that they are self-replicating and have their own dna , almost as if they were a completely separate cell . the prevailing theory , known as the endosymbiotic theory , is that eukaryotes were first formed by large prokaryotic cells engulfing smaller cells that looked a lot like ...
are there any cells visible to the naked eye ?
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this space forms near the part of dna with instructions for making ribosomes , the molecules responsible for making proteins . ribosomes are assembled in the nucleolus , and exit the nucleus with nuclear pores . in our analogy , the robots making our product are made in a special corner of the blueprint room , before b...
how are ribosomes assembled in the nucleolus ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
though part of the function of the nucleus is to separate the dna from the rest of the cell , molecules must still be able to move in and out ( e.g. , rna ) . proteins channels known as nuclear pores form holes in the nuclear envelope . the nucleus itself is filled with liquid ( called nucleoplasm ) and is similar in s...
nucleus how do the nuclear pores know when to allow proteins and other particles into the cells ?
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now let ’ s take a moment to talk about the scaffolding that ’ s holding all of this in place - the walls and beams of our factory . cytoskeleton within the cytoplasm there is network of protein fibers known as the cytoskeleton . this structure is responsible for both cell movement and stability .
cytoskeleton what happens when a part of the cytoskeleton gets disconnected ?
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for example , the liver , which is responsible for most of the body ’ s detoxification , has a larger amount of smooth endoplasmic reticulum . golgi apparatus ( aka golgi body aka golgi ) we mentioned the golgi apparatus earlier when we discussed the production of proteins in the rough endoplasmic reticulum . if the sm...
does the cytosol destroy the proteins that is it sent by the golgi apparatus or are they just sent back for relabeling ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
for example , the liver , which is responsible for most of the body ’ s detoxification , has a larger amount of smooth endoplasmic reticulum . golgi apparatus ( aka golgi body aka golgi ) we mentioned the golgi apparatus earlier when we discussed the production of proteins in the rough endoplasmic reticulum . if the sm...
how does the golgi apparatus send the proteins to the different paths ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
this disease is congenital , and usually fatal before patients reach 7 years of age . an interesting idea is that mitochondria can be used to trace maternal ancestry . since mitochondria are self-replicating and have their own dna , they are not determined by the genes found in the nucleus . instead , your mitochondria...
in the 15th paragraph , were does the mitochondria stores its dna and what process does it have to go through to reproduce ?
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it is more tubular than the rough endoplasmic reticulum , and is not necessarily continuous with the nuclear envelope . every cell has a smooth endoplasmic reticulum , but the amount will vary with cell function . for example , the liver , which is responsible for most of the body ’ s detoxification , has a larger amou...
in the 8th paragraph , how does a cell decide if it has a smooth or rough er ?
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the shipping department identifies the molecule and sets it on one of 4 paths : cytosol : the proteins that enter the golgi by mistake are sent back into the cytosol ( imagine the barcode scanning wrong and the item being returned ) . cell membrane : proteins destined for the cell membrane are processed continuously . ...
about how many lysosomes are in a single cell ?
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now let ’ s take a moment to talk about the scaffolding that ’ s holding all of this in place - the walls and beams of our factory . cytoskeleton within the cytoplasm there is network of protein fibers known as the cytoskeleton . this structure is responsible for both cell movement and stability .
how many would have to burst in order for the cytoplasm to be acidic enough for the enzymes to function within the cytoplasm ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
now let ’ s take a moment to talk about the scaffolding that ’ s holding all of this in place - the walls and beams of our factory . cytoskeleton within the cytoplasm there is network of protein fibers known as the cytoskeleton . this structure is responsible for both cell movement and stability .
how does a cytoskeleton contribute to movement ?
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before an rna can exit the nucleus to be translated , it must get special modifications , in the form of a cap and tail at either end of the molecule , that act as a stamp of approval to let the cell know this piece of rna is complete and properly made . nucleolus within the nucleus is a small subspace known as the nuc...
is the only purpose of the nucleus to house the dna and nucleolus ?
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vesicles sent to this acidic organelle contain enzymes that will hydrolyze the lysosome ’ s content . lysosome the lysosome is the cell ’ s recycling center . these organelles are spheres full of enzymes ready to hydrolyze ( chop up the chemical bonds of ) whatever substance crosses the membrane , so the cell can reuse...
if a lysosome were to break down a non-functioning protein , then would n't at least one of the new amino acids be non-functioning ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
if the smooth and rough endoplasmic reticula are how we make our product , the golgi is the mailroom that sends our product to customers . it is responsible for packing proteins from the rough endoplasmic reticulum into membrane-bound vesicles ( tiny compartments of lipid bilayer that store molecules ) which then trans...
how come the outer membrane 's lipid bilayer of the mitochondria allows small molecules to pass through but the inner membrane 's lipid bilayer is non-permeable ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
this disease is congenital , and usually fatal before patients reach 7 years of age . an interesting idea is that mitochondria can be used to trace maternal ancestry . since mitochondria are self-replicating and have their own dna , they are not determined by the genes found in the nucleus . instead , your mitochondria...
how are mitochondria able to have their own set of dna and still be an organelle ?
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since mitochondria are self-replicating and have their own dna , they are not determined by the genes found in the nucleus . instead , your mitochondria have developed from the mitochondria present in the female ovum ( egg ) that you developed from . defects in mitochondrial dna cause hereditary diseases that pass only...
why does glycolisis occur in the cytoplasm and not in the mitochondria ?
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since mitochondria are self-replicating and have their own dna , they are not determined by the genes found in the nucleus . instead , your mitochondria have developed from the mitochondria present in the female ovum ( egg ) that you developed from . defects in mitochondrial dna cause hereditary diseases that pass only...
why do mitochondria need or even have 2 membranes ?
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this membrane is actually a set of two lipid bilayers , so there are four sheets of lipids separating the inside of the nucleus from the cytoplasm . the space between the two bilayers is known as the perinuclear space . though part of the function of the nucleus is to separate the dna from the rest of the cell , molecu...
what occurs in the perinuclear space ?
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this space forms near the part of dna with instructions for making ribosomes , the molecules responsible for making proteins . ribosomes are assembled in the nucleolus , and exit the nucleus with nuclear pores . in our analogy , the robots making our product are made in a special corner of the blueprint room , before b...
how fast is the production of ribosomes in the nucleolus ?
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this lumen is actually continuous with the perinuclear space , so we know the endoplasmic reticulum is attached to the nuclear envelope . there are actually two different endoplasmic reticuli in a cell : the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and the rough endoplasmic reticulum . the rough endoplasmic reticulum is the site o...
why are the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and rough endoplasmic reticulum not considered completely different organelles and have different names if they have different appearances and functions ?
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the shipping department identifies the molecule and sets it on one of 4 paths : cytosol : the proteins that enter the golgi by mistake are sent back into the cytosol ( imagine the barcode scanning wrong and the item being returned ) . cell membrane : proteins destined for the cell membrane are processed continuously . ...
how does the cell move around ?
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the major components of the cytoskeleton are microtubules , intermediate filaments , and microfilaments . microtubules microtubules are small tubes made from the protein tubulin . these tubules are found in cilia and flagella , structures involved in cell movement . they also help provide pathways for secretory vesicle...
not in the sense of flagella and cilia , but rather how it functions at all , without being made of more living cells ?
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microtubules microtubules are small tubes made from the protein tubulin . these tubules are found in cilia and flagella , structures involved in cell movement . they also help provide pathways for secretory vesicles to move through the cell , and are even involved in cell division as they are a part of the mitotic spin...
how does the cell move its cilia and/or flagella in order to propel itself around its environment ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
plants and platelets so far we ’ ve covered basic organelles found in a eukaryotic cell . however , not every cell has each of these organelles , and some cells have organelles we haven ’ t discussed . for example , plant cells have chloroplasts , organelles that resemble mitochondria and are responsible for turning su...
can organelles live on their own for any amount of time ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
all cells have membranes ( the building ) , dna ( the various blueprints ) , and ribosomes ( the production line ) , and so are able to make proteins ( the product - let ’ s say we ’ re making toys ) . this article will focus on eukaryotes , since they are the cell type that contains organelles . what ’ s found inside ...
if one organelle stops working correctly , does it immeadiatly effect the rest of the cell , and will it effect cells around it ?
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however , despite this vast range in size , shape , and function , all these little factories have the same basic machinery . there are two main types of cells , prokaryotic and eukaryotic . prokaryotes are cells that do not have membrane bound nuclei , whereas eukaryotes do . the rest of our discussion will strictly b...
if the prokaryotic cells do n't have membrane bound organelles , then how do they stay in place to form cells ?
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cytoskeleton within the cytoplasm there is network of protein fibers known as the cytoskeleton . this structure is responsible for both cell movement and stability . the major components of the cytoskeleton are microtubules , intermediate filaments , and microfilaments .
how do scientists know the chemical components in a structure as small as an organelle ?
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while transcription ( making a complementary strand of rna from dna ) is completed within the nucleus , translation ( making protein from rna instructions ) takes place in the cytoplasm . if there was no barrier between the transcription and translation machineries , it ’ s possible that poorly-made or unfinished rna w...
for example how do scientists know that cytoplasm is made up of mostly water and some other materials ?
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proteins channels known as nuclear pores form holes in the nuclear envelope . the nucleus itself is filled with liquid ( called nucleoplasm ) and is similar in structure and function to cytoplasm . it is here within the nucleoplasm where chromosomes ( tightly packed strands of dna containing all our blueprints ) are fo...
cytoplasm and nucleoplasm are similar , but what is the key difference other than the fact that they 're found in different locations ?
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before these vesicles can fuse with the cell membrane , they must accumulate in number , and require a special chemical signal to be released . this way shipments only go out if they ’ re worth the cost of sending them ( you generally wouldn ’ t ship just one toy and expect to profit ) . lysosome : the final destinatio...
is one more viscous than the other ?
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this membrane is actually a set of two lipid bilayers , so there are four sheets of lipids separating the inside of the nucleus from the cytoplasm . the space between the two bilayers is known as the perinuclear space . though part of the function of the nucleus is to separate the dna from the rest of the cell , molecu...
is the perinuclear space 's only function to separate the nucleus from the cytoplasm ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
for example , the liver , which is responsible for most of the body ’ s detoxification , has a larger amount of smooth endoplasmic reticulum . golgi apparatus ( aka golgi body aka golgi ) we mentioned the golgi apparatus earlier when we discussed the production of proteins in the rough endoplasmic reticulum . if the sm...
how does the golgi apparatus decide which proteins go on each of the four paths ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
however , in patients with i-cell disease , one of the proteins that make this tag is mutated , and can not do its job , like a broken label machine . this means that proteins can not be targeted to lysosomes . these untagged proteins are the enzymes that are responsible for chopping up other proteins . what happens is...
the article states that cells can produce proteins and lipids , but can they produce anything else ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
plants and platelets so far we ’ ve covered basic organelles found in a eukaryotic cell . however , not every cell has each of these organelles , and some cells have organelles we haven ’ t discussed . for example , plant cells have chloroplasts , organelles that resemble mitochondria and are responsible for turning su...
how cells are self-regulating ; relating to major organelles ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
this disease is congenital , and usually fatal before patients reach 7 years of age . an interesting idea is that mitochondria can be used to trace maternal ancestry . since mitochondria are self-replicating and have their own dna , they are not determined by the genes found in the nucleus . instead , your mitochondria...
why is mitochondria classified as an organelle if it has its own dna ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
it is more tubular than the rough endoplasmic reticulum , and is not necessarily continuous with the nuclear envelope . every cell has a smooth endoplasmic reticulum , but the amount will vary with cell function . for example , the liver , which is responsible for most of the body ’ s detoxification , has a larger amou...
what happens if a cell 's organelle is defective in some way and can not preform its function ?
what is a cell right now your body is doing a million things at once . it ’ s sending electrical impulses , pumping blood , filtering urine , digesting food , making protein , storing fat , and that ’ s just the stuff you ’ re not thinking about ! you can do all this because you are made of cells — tiny units of life t...
it is here within the nucleoplasm where chromosomes ( tightly packed strands of dna containing all our blueprints ) are found . a nucleus has interesting implications for how a cell responds to its environment . thanks to the added protection of the nuclear envelope , the dna is a little bit more secure from enzymes , ...
how are prokaryotes supported if they have no nucleus that controls the cell ?
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this structure is responsible for both cell movement and stability . the major components of the cytoskeleton are microtubules , intermediate filaments , and microfilaments . microtubules microtubules are small tubes made from the protein tubulin .
what 's the major difference between microtubules and microfilaments ?
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we refer to them as the inner and outer mitochondrial membranes . if we cross both membranes we end up in the matrix , where pyruvate is sent after it is created from the breakdown of glucose ( this is step 1 of cellular respiration , known as glycolysis ) .the space between the two membranes is called the intermembran...
what would happen to the process of cellular respiration in the mitochondria if the intermembrane space was not a low ph and was more neutral or barely even acidic ?
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this membrane is actually a set of two lipid bilayers , so there are four sheets of lipids separating the inside of the nucleus from the cytoplasm . the space between the two bilayers is known as the perinuclear space . though part of the function of the nucleus is to separate the dna from the rest of the cell , molecu...
why does the nuclear envelope have so many layers to separate it from the cytoplasm in the space called the perinuclear space ( it is unlike the other organelles with only two layers and not four ) ?
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instead , your mitochondria have developed from the mitochondria present in the female ovum ( egg ) that you developed from . defects in mitochondrial dna cause hereditary diseases that pass only from mother to children .
what diseases in particular come from mitochondria dna defects ?
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the rough endoplasmic reticulum is the site of protein production ( where we make our major product - the toy ) while the smooth endoplasmic reticulum is where lipids ( fats ) are made ( accessories for the toy , but not the central product of the factory ) . rough endoplasmic reticulum the rough endoplasmic reticulum ...
1 ) how do the ribosomes attach to the exterior of the rough er ?
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the rough endoplasmic reticulum is the site of protein production ( where we make our major product - the toy ) while the smooth endoplasmic reticulum is where lipids ( fats ) are made ( accessories for the toy , but not the central product of the factory ) . rough endoplasmic reticulum the rough endoplasmic reticulum ...
2 ) what is the difference between the rough and smooth er other than that the rough er has ribosomes on its exterior ?
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the shipping department identifies the molecule and sets it on one of 4 paths : cytosol : the proteins that enter the golgi by mistake are sent back into the cytosol ( imagine the barcode scanning wrong and the item being returned ) . cell membrane : proteins destined for the cell membrane are processed continuously . ...
how does the cytoskeleton move the cell , does it move the organelles or the cell as a whole ?
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mitochondria are also somewhat unique in that they are self-replicating and have their own dna , almost as if they were a completely separate cell . the prevailing theory , known as the endosymbiotic theory , is that eukaryotes were first formed by large prokaryotic cells engulfing smaller cells that looked a lot like ...
how do peroxisomes keep ros from hurting our cells , and how do antioxidants play into the picture ?
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energy to make atp comes from protons moving back into the matrix down their gradient from the intermembrane space . mitochondria are also somewhat unique in that they are self-replicating and have their own dna , almost as if they were a completely separate cell . the prevailing theory , known as the endosymbiotic the...
does that imply that the separate dna of the mitochondria split as well ?
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instead of being digested , the engulfed cells remained intact and the arrangement turned out to be advantageous to both cells , which created a symbiotic relationship . so far we ’ ve discussed organelles , the membrane-bound structures within a cell that have some sort of specialized function . now let ’ s take a mom...
if prokaryotic cells do n't have membrane bound organelles how do they properly function ?
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it is more tubular than the rough endoplasmic reticulum , and is not necessarily continuous with the nuclear envelope . every cell has a smooth endoplasmic reticulum , but the amount will vary with cell function . for example , the liver , which is responsible for most of the body ’ s detoxification , has a larger amou...
will a cell properly function if it 's dna is n't protected by 2 phospholipid bilayers ?
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it is here within the nucleoplasm where chromosomes ( tightly packed strands of dna containing all our blueprints ) are found . a nucleus has interesting implications for how a cell responds to its environment . thanks to the added protection of the nuclear envelope , the dna is a little bit more secure from enzymes , ...
why would a cell not have a nucleus ?
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the nuclear envelope also keeps molecules responsible for dna transcription and repair close to the dna itself - otherwise those molecules would diffuse across the entire cell and it would take a lot more work and luck to get anything done ! while transcription ( making a complementary strand of rna from dna ) is compl...
what modifications does rna have to have in order to leave the nucleus ?
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this lumen is actually continuous with the perinuclear space , so we know the endoplasmic reticulum is attached to the nuclear envelope . there are actually two different endoplasmic reticuli in a cell : the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and the rough endoplasmic reticulum . the rough endoplasmic reticulum is the site o...
why are n't the rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum connected ?
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it is more tubular than the rough endoplasmic reticulum , and is not necessarily continuous with the nuclear envelope . every cell has a smooth endoplasmic reticulum , but the amount will vary with cell function . for example , the liver , which is responsible for most of the body ’ s detoxification , has a larger amou...
is there a specific name for the function of transporting things throughout the cell ?
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vesicles sent to this acidic organelle contain enzymes that will hydrolyze the lysosome ’ s content . lysosome the lysosome is the cell ’ s recycling center . these organelles are spheres full of enzymes ready to hydrolyze ( chop up the chemical bonds of ) whatever substance crosses the membrane , so the cell can reuse...
does the waste that gets put into the lysosome stay in the cell ?
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the shipping department identifies the molecule and sets it on one of 4 paths : cytosol : the proteins that enter the golgi by mistake are sent back into the cytosol ( imagine the barcode scanning wrong and the item being returned ) . cell membrane : proteins destined for the cell membrane are processed continuously . ...
what is the purpose for an inter membrane space ?
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these organelles are spheres full of enzymes ready to hydrolyze ( chop up the chemical bonds of ) whatever substance crosses the membrane , so the cell can reuse the raw material . these disposal enzymes only function properly in environments with a ph of 5 , two orders of magnitude more acidic than the cell ’ s intern...
what would happen to an enzyme if it were in an environment less acidic than a ph of 5 ?
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mitochondria are also somewhat unique in that they are self-replicating and have their own dna , almost as if they were a completely separate cell . the prevailing theory , known as the endosymbiotic theory , is that eukaryotes were first formed by large prokaryotic cells engulfing smaller cells that looked a lot like ...
my question is : do you think fat cells contains more ribosomes than the liver cells ?
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in the heart , contraction is mediated through an actin-myosin system . plants and platelets so far we ’ ve covered basic organelles found in a eukaryotic cell . however , not every cell has each of these organelles , and some cells have organelles we haven ’ t discussed .
what exactly do platelets do ?
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the processes to transform dna into proteins are known as transcription and translation , and happen in different compartments within the cell . the first step , transcription , happens in the nucleus , which holds our dna . a membrane called the nuclear envelope surrounds the nucleus , and its job is to create a room ...
why do mitochondria have a set of dna if the nucleus is the organelle meant for storing dna ?
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in the heart , contraction is mediated through an actin-myosin system . plants and platelets so far we ’ ve covered basic organelles found in a eukaryotic cell . however , not every cell has each of these organelles , and some cells have organelles we haven ’ t discussed . for example , plant cells have chloroplasts , ...
what is the structure of cell organelles ?
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in the heart , contraction is mediated through an actin-myosin system . plants and platelets so far we ’ ve covered basic organelles found in a eukaryotic cell . however , not every cell has each of these organelles , and some cells have organelles we haven ’ t discussed . for example , plant cells have chloroplasts , ...
what is the structure of cell organelles ?
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energy to make atp comes from protons moving back into the matrix down their gradient from the intermembrane space . mitochondria are also somewhat unique in that they are self-replicating and have their own dna , almost as if they were a completely separate cell . the prevailing theory , known as the endosymbiotic the...
if the mitochondria is self replicating , then does it just continue to make more of itself in a cell until there is no more room for it ?
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this article will focus on eukaryotes , since they are the cell type that contains organelles . what ’ s found inside a cell an organelle ( think of it as a cell ’ s internal organ ) is a membrane bound structure found within a cell . just like cells have membranes to hold everything in , these mini-organs are also bou...
in the chart , under `` what 's found inside the cell '' , it says that the functions of peroxisomes is security and waste removal and the function of lysosomes is security and recycling , but what is the differnece between them ?
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however , despite this vast range in size , shape , and function , all these little factories have the same basic machinery . there are two main types of cells , prokaryotic and eukaryotic . prokaryotes are cells that do not have membrane bound nuclei , whereas eukaryotes do .
are there any other differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells ?
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this lumen is actually continuous with the perinuclear space , so we know the endoplasmic reticulum is attached to the nuclear envelope . there are actually two different endoplasmic reticuli in a cell : the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and the rough endoplasmic reticulum . the rough endoplasmic reticulum is the site o...
are there any other reasons why ribosomes attach to the rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulums ?
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the other two major divisions , bacteria and archaea are known as prokaryotes , and have no membrane bound organelles within . consider the following : some diseases can be traced back to organelle lack / malformation . for example , inclusion-cell ( i-cell ) disease occurs due to a defect in the golgi .
what diseases can be traced back to malformation ?
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for example , the liver , which is responsible for most of the body ’ s detoxification , has a larger amount of smooth endoplasmic reticulum . golgi apparatus ( aka golgi body aka golgi ) we mentioned the golgi apparatus earlier when we discussed the production of proteins in the rough endoplasmic reticulum . if the sm...
why were the cytosol ever sent to the golgi apparatus ?
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however , despite this vast range in size , shape , and function , all these little factories have the same basic machinery . there are two main types of cells , prokaryotic and eukaryotic . prokaryotes are cells that do not have membrane bound nuclei , whereas eukaryotes do .
what is the main difference between a microtubule and microfilament ?
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the rough endoplasmic reticulum is the site of protein production ( where we make our major product - the toy ) while the smooth endoplasmic reticulum is where lipids ( fats ) are made ( accessories for the toy , but not the central product of the factory ) . rough endoplasmic reticulum the rough endoplasmic reticulum ...
why does the rough er have ribosomes yet the soft er does not ?
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the shipping department identifies the molecule and sets it on one of 4 paths : cytosol : the proteins that enter the golgi by mistake are sent back into the cytosol ( imagine the barcode scanning wrong and the item being returned ) . cell membrane : proteins destined for the cell membrane are processed continuously . ...
how does a prokaryotic cell survive without cell organelles ?
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in our analogy , the robots making our product are made in a special corner of the blueprint room , before being released to the factory . endoplasmic reticulum endoplasmic means inside ( endo ) the cytoplasm ( plasm ) . reticulum comes from the latin word for net .
whats the difference between cytosol and cytoplasm ?
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thus , the rough endoplasmic reticulum helps cells specialize and allows for greater complexity in the organism . smooth endoplasmic reticulum the smooth endoplasmic reticulum makes lipids and steroids , instead of being involved in protein synthesis . these are fat-based molecules that are important in energy storage ...
how do smooth er help detoxify area such as the liver ?
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in our analogy , the robots making our product are made in a special corner of the blueprint room , before being released to the factory . endoplasmic reticulum endoplasmic means inside ( endo ) the cytoplasm ( plasm ) . reticulum comes from the latin word for net .
hoe does the cytoplasm help with cellar respiration ?
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in the heart , contraction is mediated through an actin-myosin system . plants and platelets so far we ’ ve covered basic organelles found in a eukaryotic cell . however , not every cell has each of these organelles , and some cells have organelles we haven ’ t discussed . for example , plant cells have chloroplasts , ...
if a prokaryotic cell has no organelles , how does it carry out life processes ?
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mitochondria are also somewhat unique in that they are self-replicating and have their own dna , almost as if they were a completely separate cell . the prevailing theory , known as the endosymbiotic theory , is that eukaryotes were first formed by large prokaryotic cells engulfing smaller cells that looked a lot like ...
when was the endosymbiotic theory thought of ?
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before an rna can exit the nucleus to be translated , it must get special modifications , in the form of a cap and tail at either end of the molecule , that act as a stamp of approval to let the cell know this piece of rna is complete and properly made . nucleolus within the nucleus is a small subspace known as the nuc...
how does the nucleolus form inside of the nucleus ?
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these organelles are spheres full of enzymes ready to hydrolyze ( chop up the chemical bonds of ) whatever substance crosses the membrane , so the cell can reuse the raw material . these disposal enzymes only function properly in environments with a ph of 5 , two orders of magnitude more acidic than the cell ’ s intern...
why do disposal enzymes work only when the ph is 5 ?
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the rough endoplasmic reticulum is the site of protein production ( where we make our major product - the toy ) while the smooth endoplasmic reticulum is where lipids ( fats ) are made ( accessories for the toy , but not the central product of the factory ) . rough endoplasmic reticulum the rough endoplasmic reticulum ...
why are there ribosomes in the rough , but not soft er ?
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thus , the rough endoplasmic reticulum helps cells specialize and allows for greater complexity in the organism . smooth endoplasmic reticulum the smooth endoplasmic reticulum makes lipids and steroids , instead of being involved in protein synthesis . these are fat-based molecules that are important in energy storage ...
why does the number of smooth endoplasmic reticulum vary within cells ?
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when a ribosome finds a specific rna segment , that segment may tell the ribosome to travel to the rough endoplasmic reticulum and embed itself . the protein created from this segment will find itself inside the lumen of the rough endoplasmic reticulum , where it folds and is tagged with a ( usually carbohydrate ) mole...
in the process , glycosylation , why is the protein generally tagged with a carbohydrate ?
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the shipping department identifies the molecule and sets it on one of 4 paths : cytosol : the proteins that enter the golgi by mistake are sent back into the cytosol ( imagine the barcode scanning wrong and the item being returned ) . cell membrane : proteins destined for the cell membrane are processed continuously . ...
if a vesicle forms on the cell membrane , does it still release what it was going to release outside of the cell ?
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proteins channels known as nuclear pores form holes in the nuclear envelope . the nucleus itself is filled with liquid ( called nucleoplasm ) and is similar in structure and function to cytoplasm . it is here within the nucleoplasm where chromosomes ( tightly packed strands of dna containing all our blueprints ) are fo...
what is the difference between nucleoplasm and cytoplasm ?
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mitochondria are also somewhat unique in that they are self-replicating and have their own dna , almost as if they were a completely separate cell . the prevailing theory , known as the endosymbiotic theory , is that eukaryotes were first formed by large prokaryotic cells engulfing smaller cells that looked a lot like ...
are the endosymbiosis theory and the endosymbiotic theory the same thing ?
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mitochondria just like a factory can ’ t run without electricity , a cell can ’ t run without energy . atp ( adenosine triphosphate ) is the energy currency of the cell , and is produced in a process known as cellular respiration . though the process begins in the cytoplasm , the bulk of the energy produced comes from ...
in the 13th paragraph , what process produces atp in the cells , and where is most of this energy created ?
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this lumen is actually continuous with the perinuclear space , so we know the endoplasmic reticulum is attached to the nuclear envelope . there are actually two different endoplasmic reticuli in a cell : the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and the rough endoplasmic reticulum . the rough endoplasmic reticulum is the site o...
how does the rough endoplasmic reticulum help distinguish whether cells should leave or remain in the cell ?
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before an rna can exit the nucleus to be translated , it must get special modifications , in the form of a cap and tail at either end of the molecule , that act as a stamp of approval to let the cell know this piece of rna is complete and properly made . nucleolus within the nucleus is a small subspace known as the nuc...
how does the nucleolus stay separated from the nucleus without a bound membrane ?
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this lumen is actually continuous with the perinuclear space , so we know the endoplasmic reticulum is attached to the nuclear envelope . there are actually two different endoplasmic reticuli in a cell : the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and the rough endoplasmic reticulum . the rough endoplasmic reticulum is the site o...
how many different carbohydrates are tagged to proteins on the rough endoplasmic reticulum ?
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the processes to transform dna into proteins are known as transcription and translation , and happen in different compartments within the cell . the first step , transcription , happens in the nucleus , which holds our dna . a membrane called the nuclear envelope surrounds the nucleus , and its job is to create a room ...
how does the nucleus protect the dna inside of it ?