The cell is the smallest unit in the structural hierarchy of life that does every work needed for life (Reec, Urry, Cain, Minorsky, Jackson & Wasserman, 2009). This cell works with other cells in a system to perform other complex process by dividing the functions of performing the complex work to groups of cells. For instance, the process of moving the eyes of the readers while reading this research happens because the activity of the muscle and nerve cells (Reec et al., 2009). Moreover, every process of performing complex work that cells take part in happens because of dividing the functions of the cell particularly between its parts. One of the cell parts is the cell membrane which has many organelles, and these organelles are the same in the animal cell which is the human cell type. The important organelles in the cell membrane are nucleus of the cell and mitochondria. All of these organelles perform works alongside each other in the cell to work as a whole in performing the work of the cell in the body of the human such as being nerve or muscle cell. Therefore, to explain the activity that the cell membrane and every important organelle inside the cell membrane does to take part in the main activity that the cell does to perform other complex work, this research is going to explain the cell membrane, nucleus of the cell, and mitochondria individually.
First of all, the cell membrane, or as what it called sometimes plasma membrane is the boundary of the cell that separate the cell from the environment that surround the cell. The cell membrane is one of the cell parts that help the cell to be not affected by other variables trying to enter inside the cell. According to Harrison and Lunt (1980) who wrote Biological Membranes; the...
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...iltering RNAs and portions because it has two membranes, which they have some proteins that recognize RNAs and the other portions. Furthermore, the mitochondria are the last parts of the cell, which are important for all of the cell parts because they produce the energy to the cell. The mitochondria have a structure that allows them to produce the ATP to the cell. The amount of the ATP that the mitochondria produce to the cell depends on the number of the mitochondria in the cell. The amount of the mitochondria depends on the function of the cell which the nucleus of the cell determines, and this is the relationship between the mitochondria and the nucleus. Finally, all of these organelles works alongside each other perform a complex process such as being a red cell blood or nerve cell blood or nerve cell with some functions that the cell as whole responsible to do.
The building of the grocery store is like the cell membrane, because it gives it structure and keeps everything inside safe. The security guard of the front door in the grocery store is like the cell membrane, because it says what can come in and out of the cell. The boss of the store is like the nucleus, because they tell the employes what to do and what needs to be done. The floors of the grocery store is like the cytoplasm, because it hold everything in it place, where it need to be. The illes in the store is
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher by Lewis Thomas consists of short, insightful essays that offer the reader a different perspective on the world and on ourselves.
Mitochondria are sub-cellular organelles which are found suspended in the cytoplasm of majority of eukaryotic cells. One of their functions is to produce energy in a form (ATP) that is useful for all cells to maintain the intra and extra cellular functioning. Mitochondrion has a matrix that is surrounded by two membranes called the inner membrane and the outer membrane. These two membranes are separated by an inter membrane space. The outer membrane has proteins embedded in them (most of which are porins- proteins that allow free transfer of molecules such as nutrients, ions, proteins etc.). While the outer membrane is smooth, the inner membrane is highly convoluted into structures called cristae to increase the surface area of the membrane. [1]
In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, multiple cell research studies involving Henrietta’s cells are described. Author Rebecca Skloot writes about Henrietta Lacks’ journey through her cervical cancer and how her cells changed the lives of millions long after her death. Skloot relates the history of cell research, including those studies which were successful and those that were not so successful. It is necessary for the author to include the achievements and disturbing practices of scientists throughout this history to inform readers and focus on the way Henrietta’s cells were used. Truth always matters to readers and Henrietta’s family deserves the truth.
parts, and each part has its own job. The nucleus of a cell is very similar
“The plasma membrane is the edge of life, the boundary that separates the living cell from its nonliving surroundings. The plasma membrane is a remarkable film, so thin that you would have to stack 8,000 of these membranes to equal the thickness of the page you are reading. Yet the plasma membrane can regulate the traffic of chemicals into and out of the cell. The key to how a membrane works is its structure” (Simon, 02/2012, p. 60).
The cell membrane is a structure that controls what enters and leaves the cell. In a basketball stadium, the security guards are like the cell membrane. They can say who comes in if they don’t cause any problems and are following the rules and they can reject them and make them leave if they have something they aren’t supposed to or they are doing something wrong. This is how security guards are like a plant cell’s cell membrane because the security guards control what enters and leaves the stadium like the membrane controls what enters and leaves the cell.
The mitochondria produces food for the cell by converting energy the cell needs. The mitochondria and the nucleus are two organelles within a cell that have many of the same similarities. Both organelles are made of two membranes. These layers isolate within the organelle all things considered, yet have protein channels that permit things to go in and out. Both contain DNA material that conveys qualities that encode for proteins. Both have qualities that make ribosomes, the machines that read the guidelines in RNA to make
The mitochondria is an organelle which is generally an oval shape and is found inside the cytoplasm and is again apart of the eukaryotic cells. The main function of the mitochondria is to complete cellular respiration; in simple terms it acts like a digestive system to break down essential nutrients and to convert it into energy. This energy is usually found to in ATP which is a rich molecule taken from the energy stored in food. Furthermore, mitochondria stores calcium for signalling activities; such as heat, growth and death. They have two unique membranes and mitochondria isn’t found in human cells like the red blood cells yet liver and muscle cells are filled entirely with mitochondria.
to construct and or maintain the cell membrane. In a microscopic view of the cell membrane we can
Cells are able to grow and reproduce. Cells reproduce by splitting and passing on their genes (hereditary information) to Daughter cells. The nucleus always divides before the rest of the cell divides. Therefore each daughter cell contains their own nucleus. The nucleus controls the cells activities through the genetic material DNA. The cells in a body are all the same except the gametes they were all made from one cell, the Zygote. This is the cell that was formed when two gametes from your parents fused.
Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things. The human body is composed of trillions of cells. They provide structure for the body, take in nutrients from food, convert those nutrients into energy, and carry out specialized functions. But it also contains highly organized physical structures which are called intracellular organelles. These organelles are important for cellular function. For instance Mitochondria is the one of most important organelle of the cell. Without Mitochondria more than 95% of the cell’s energy, which release from nutrients would cease immediately [Guyton et al. 2007].
There are two main types of cells in the world. The simplest cells such as bacteria are known as Prokaryotic cells, and human cells are known as Eukaryotic cells. The main difference between each of these cells is that a eukaryotic cell has a nucleus and a membrane bound section in which the cell holds the main DNA which are building blocks of life.
The Animal Cell is a little bit different than the Plant Cell for only a couple of reasons. One is how the Plant Cell has a cell wall and the Animal Cell doesn’t. The cell wall protects and gives structure to the cell. Then there is the Nucleus, which serves as a control center for the cell. Inside the Nucleus there are one or more Nucleoli. They are dense, granular bodies that disappear at the beginning of cell division and reappear at the end. Then you have the Cytoplasm. This is the watery material lying within the cell between the cell membrane and the nucleus. The Cytoplasm also contains organelles, which have specific functions in the cell metabolism. Then there are the Golgi Bodies, which serve as processing, packaging, and storage for the cell. These organelles package and ship things out. Another parts of the cell, a very important one in fact, are the Lysosomes. These organelles are used to break things down and contain enzymes.