Chapter 2: Parts of the Cell

Some interesting things are, what are the organelles with DOUBLE lipid bilayer membranes?



2.1. Cell/plasma Membrane
2.1.1. Phospholipids
2.1.2. Cholesterol
2.1.3. Semi-permeable/Osmosis
2.1.4. Proteins/channels
2.1.5. Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic
2.1.6. Self-assembly
2.2. Internal Organelles/membranes
2.2.1. Endoplasmic Reticulum (rough/smooth).
2.2.2. Mitochondria/Chloroplasts.
2.2.3. Cell Membrane/Cell wall.
2.2.5. Golgi apparatus/complex.
2.2.6. Lysosomes.
2.2.7. Peroxisomes.
2.2.8. Cytosol.
2.2.9. Cytoskeleton & Microtubules.
2.2.10. Membrane bound proteins.
2.2.10.1. Protein channel.
2.2.10.2. Protein "pump".
2.2.10.3. Protein receptor.
2.2.10.4. Cell recognition.
2.2.10.5. Globular Proteins.
2.2.11. For plants: Vacuoles
2.2.11.1. Vesicles.
2.2.11.2. Centrioles.
2.2.11.3. Chloroplasts.
2.3. Genetic Material.
2.3.1. Prokaryotes.
2.3.2. Eukaryotes.
2.3.2.1. Nucleus.
2.3.2.2. Nuclear membrane.
2.3.2.3. Nucleolus.
2.3.3. DNA/RNA - what is RNA and DNA?
2.3.3.1. What are codons?
2.3.4. Rna polymerase.
2.3.5. Histones - DNA packing.
2.4. Cytoplasm
2.5. How Energy is supplied: Mitochondria/Chloroplasts
- Glycolysis
Citric acid cycle/Krebs cycle - overview in the UK.
- Electron Transport




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