Lacks the membrane-bound structures
Prokaryotic cell
Possesses membrane surrounding the cell nucleus and organelle
Eukaryotic cell
● Stores and transmits genetic information DNA
Nucleus
● Responsible for transcription of mRNA
Nucleoulus
Mitochondria
Network of membranes
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
sites of protein synthesis
Ribosomes
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
Golgi Apparatus
Contains enzymes that are capable of digesting proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and other biological material
Lysosomes
Cytoskeleton
Controls: location and communications of intracellular elements
Cytoskeleton
Mechanism: changing/maintaining shape and movement of the
Cytoskeleton
Separates the internal and extracellular environments
Plasma Membrane
- Physical barrier
Plasma Membrane
○ Monolayer structure containing a head and a tail
Micelles
○ Has a tail to tail arrangement
Liposomes
○ Acts as a protective barrier
Lipid bilayer
-The barrier becomes a regulator because:
■ Has a polar surface (has charges)
■ Has specialized membrane components
-Formed by the tail to tail arrangement of the phospholipid
molecules
inside layer and is soluble to fats(tail)
Hydrophobic
outside layer and soluble to water(head)
Hydrophilic
Other phospholipids Bilayer components:
FUNCTIONS OF PLASMA MEMBRANE
Protrude all the way through the membrane.
Integral proteins