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7.1 Life Is Cellular

Lesson Objectives
State the cell theory.
Describe how the different types of microscopes work.
Distinguish between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Lesson Summary
The Discovery of the Cell The invention of the microscope in the 1600s enabled
researchers to see cells for the first time.
Robert Hooke named the empty chambers he observed in cork “cells.”
Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe living microorganisms.
Cells are the basic units of life.
Discoveries by German scientists Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow led to the
development of the cell theory, which states:
All living things are made of cells.
Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things.
New cells are produced from existing cells.

Exploring the Cell Scientists use light microscopes and electron microscopes to explore
the structure of cells.
Compound light microscopes have lenses that focus light. They magnify objects by up to
1000 times. Chemical stains and fluorescent dyes make cell structures easier to see.
Electron microscopes use beams of electrons focused by magnetic fields. They offer
much higher resolution than light microscopes. There are two main types of electron
microscopes—transmission and scanning. Scientists use computers to add color to
electron micrographs, which are photos of objects seen through a microscope.

Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes Cells come in an amazing variety of shapes and sizes,
but all cells contain DNA. Also, all cells are surrounded by a thin flexible barrier called a cell
membrane. There are two basic categories of cells based on whether they contain a nucleus.
The nucleus (plural: nuclei) is a large membrane-enclosed structure that contains DNA.
Eukaryotes are cells that enclose their DNA in nuclei.
Prokaryotes are cells that do not enclose their DNA in nuclei.

The Discovery of the Cell

For Questions 1–6, complete each statement by writing the correct word or words.
1. The invention of the made the discovery of cells possible.
2. Robert Hooke used the name to refer to the tiny empty chambers he saw
when he observed magnified cork.

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3. German botanist Matthias Schleiden concluded that are made of cells.

4. German biologist Theodor Schwann concluded that are made of cells.
5. Rudolph Virchow concluded that new cells are produced from .
6. The combines the conclusions made by Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow.

Exploring the Cell

For Questions 7–9, write True if the statement is true. If the statement is false, change
the underlined word or words to make the statement true.
7. The size of the image formed by a light microscope is unlimited because light
that passes through matter is diffracted.
8. Fluorescent dyes help scientists see the movement of compounds and
structures in living cells.
9. Transmission electron microscopes form a 3-D image of the surface of a
specimen.

10. THINK VISUALLY In the second row of the table, draw diagrams to show how a
sample of three yeast cells would look in the types of micrographs indicated in the top
row of the table. Then, in the third row, describe how each image would be formed.

A Comparison of Detail in Basic Types of Micrographs

Light Micrograph Transmission Electron Scanning Electron

(LM 500x) Micrograph Micrograph
(TEM 4375x) (SEM 3750x)

A light microscope image is A transmission electron micro- A scanning electron micro-

formed by scope image is formed by scope image is formed by a

. . .

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11. To study cells with a light microscope, different types of stains are usually available. Why
is it generally more useful to stain eukaryotic cells than prokaryotic cells?

Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

12. Complete the table about the two categories of cells.

Two Categories of Cells

Category Definition Size range Examples

Prokaryotic cells

Eukaryotic cells

13. Which category of cells—prokaryotic or eukaryotic—is your body composed of?

Apply the Big idea

14. Recall that in science, a theory is a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of
observations and hypotheses and enables scientists to make accurate predictions about
new situations. How does the cell theory demonstrate this definition of theory?

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7.2 Cell Structure

Lesson Objectives
Describe the structure and function of the cell nucleus.
Describe the role of vacuoles, lysosomes, and the cytoskeleton.
Identify the role of ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus in making
proteins.
Describe the function of the chloroplasts and mitochondria in the cell.
Describe the function of the cell membrane.
Lesson Summary
Cell Organization Eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus and many specialized structures.
Cytoplasm is the fluid portion of a cell.
Organelles are structures that have specialized functions in eukaryotic cells.
The nucleus contains DNA and controls the activity of a cell.

Organelles That Store, Clean Up, and Support These structures include:
vacuoles: membrane-enclosed saclike structures that store water, salts, and organic
molecules
lysosomes: small organelles filled with enzymes that break down large molecules and
organelles that are no longer useful
the cytoskeleton: a network of protein filaments; it helps the cell maintain its shape and is
involved in movement
centrioles: organelles made from tubulins; they help organize cell division in animal cells

Organelles That Build Proteins Three kinds of organelles work with the nucleus to
make and distribute proteins:
ribosomes: small particles of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in all
cells; they produce proteins by following coded instructions from DNA
the endoplasmic reticulum (ER): an internal membrane system where lipid components
of the cell membrane are assembled, along with proteins and other materials
the Golgi apparatus: an organelle that appears as a stack of flattened membranes; it
modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials from the ER for storage in the
cell or release outside the cell

Organelles That Capture and Release Energy Two types of organelles act as
power plants of the cells. Both types are surrounded by two membranes.
Chloroplasts capture the energy from sunlight and convert it into food that contains
chemical energy in a process called photosynthesis. Cells of plants and some other
organisms contain chloroplasts, which contain chlorophyll.
Mitochondria are found in nearly all eukaryotic cells; they convert the chemical energy
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Cellular Boundaries All cells are surrounded by a cell membrane. Many cells also have
a cell wall. Both cell membranes and cell walls separate cells from the environment and
provide support.
Cell walls support, shape, and protect the cell. Most prokaryotes and many eukaryotes
have them. Animals do not have cell walls. Cell walls lie outside the cell membrane. Most
cell walls allow materials to pass through them.
A cell membrane consists of a lipid bilayer, a strong but flexible barrier between the cell
and its surroundings. The cell membrane regulates what enters and leaves the cell and also
protects and supports the cell. Most biological membranes are selectively permeable,
allowing some substances, but not others, to pass across them.

Cell Organization
1. Describe the relationship between the cytoplasm and the nucleus of a cell.

2. What does the term organelle mean literally?

For Questions 3–5, refer to the Visual Analogy

comparing the cell with a factory.
3. VISUAL ANALOGY In the visual analogy
of a cell as a factory, what two functions of the
nucleus are represented? How are these functions
illustrated?

4. Which feature of the nucleus is not clearly shown by the visual analogy?

5. What is another possible analogy that could be compared with the structure and function
of a cell?

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Organelles That Store, Clean Up, and Support

6. What are vacuoles?

7. What are the two roles of the central vacuole in plant cells?

8. How are contractile vacuoles different from other types of vacuoles?

9. In the diagrams of the animal cell and the plant cell, label the structures indicated by the
lines.

10. What is the role of lysosomes in the cell? Why is this a vital role?

11. Which structures of the cytoskeleton are found in animal cells but not in plant cells?

12. What other structures of the cytoskeleton would show the same pattern of microtubules as
a flagellum?

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Organelles That Build Proteins

13. What are ribosomes? What do they do?

14. In which organelle are the lipid components of the cell membrane assembled?

15. What is the difference between rough ER and smooth ER?

16. Using the cell as a factory analogy, describe the role of the Golgi apparatus in cells.

17. Suppose a cell’s Golgi apparatus does not function properly. How might this problem
affect other cells?

Organelles That Capture and Release Energy

18. Complete the Venn diagram to compare and contrast chloroplasts and mitochondria.
Chloroplasts Mitochondria

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For Questions 19–22, write True if the statement is true. If the statement is false, change
the underlined word or words to make the statement true.
19. Chloroplasts are never found in animal cells.
20. Unlike chloroplasts, mitochondria are surrounded by a double membrane.
21. Nearly all of the mitochondria in your cells were inherited from your mother.
22. Both chloroplasts and mitochondria lack genetic information in the form of
DNA.

Cellular Boundaries
For Questions 23–25, complete each statement by writing the correct word or words.
23. Most cell are porous to water and other materials but strong enough to
support and protect cells.
24. Nearly all of the plant tissue called is made up of cell walls.
25. Besides supporting and protecting a cell, the cell membrane what enters
and leaves the cell.
26. Complete the diagram of a section of a cell membrane. Then, on the line below the
diagram, write the name of the model that describes the cell membrane’s structure.

Apply the Big idea

27. What is the function of vesicles in the synthesis of proteins and the release of those
proteins outside the cell?

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7.3 Cell Transport

Lesson Objectives
Describe passive transport.
Describe active transport.
Lesson Summary
Passive Transport The movement of materials across the cell membrane without
using cellular energy is called passive transport.
Diffusion is the process by which particles move from an area of high concentration to an
area of lower concentration.
Facilitated diffusion is the process by which molecules that cannot directly diffuse
across the membrane pass through special protein channels.
Osmosis is the facilitated diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane.
Aquaporins are water channel proteins that allow water to pass through cell
membranes.
Two adjacent solutions are isotonic if they have the same concentrations of solute.
Hypertonic solutions have a higher concentration of solute compared to another
solution.
Hypotonic solutions have a lower concentration of solute compared to another
solution.
Osmotic pressure is the force caused by the net movement of water by osmosis.

Active Transport The movement of materials against a concentration difference is called

active transport. Active transport requires energy.
Transport proteins that act like pumps use energy to move small molecules and ions
across cell membranes.
The bulk transport of large molecules and clumps of materials into and out of cells occurs
by movements of the cell membrane, which require energy.

Passive Transport
For Questions 1–4, write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left.
1. Which of the following must be true for diffusion to occur?
A. Molecules or particles must have different sizes.
B. Special protein channels must always be available.
C. There must be areas of different concentrations.
D. Energy must be available.

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2. Which term refers to the condition that exists when no net change in
concentration results from diffusion?
A. concentration C. osmosis
B. equilibrium D. randomness
3. Air has a higher concentration of oxygen molecules than does the cytoplasm of
your lung cells. Where in your lungs will there be a net increase of oxygen?
A. in the air breathed in C. outside of the lung cells
B. in the air breathed out D. inside of the lung cells
4. Which of the following statements tells how facilitated diffusion differs from
simple diffusion?
A. Particles move through cell membranes without the use of energy by cells.
B. Particles tend to move from high concentration to lower concentration.
C. Particles move within channel proteins that pass through cell membranes.
D. Particles tend to move more slowly than they would be expected to move.

For Questions 5–7, match the situation with the result. Write the letter of the correct
answer on the line at the left.

Situation Result
5. Cells are in an isotonic solution. A. The cells lose water.
6. Cells are in a hypertonic solution. B. The cells gain water.
7. Cells are in a hypotonic solution. C. The cells stay the same.

8. THINK VISUALLY In the table below, draw how each type of cell will look after being
placed in a hypertonic solution.

Appearance of Cells in a Hypertonic Solution

Animal Cells Plant Cells

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Active Transport
9. What is the function of active transport in moving small molecules and ions across cell
membranes? Give an example.

10. How does ATP enable transport proteins to move ions across a cell membrane?

11. What are the proteins used in active transport called?

12. Complete the table to summarize the types of bulk transport.

Types of Bulk Transport

Type Description

Endocytosis

Phagocytosis

Exocytosis

Apply the Big idea

13. Most sports drinks are isotonic in relation to human body fluids. Explain why athletes
should drink solutions that are isotonic to body fluids when they exercise rather than ones
that are hypotonic to body fluids (contain a greater proportion of water in comparison to
the fluids in and around human body cells).

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7.4 Homeostasis and Cells

Lesson Objectives
Explain how unicellular organisms maintain homeostasis.
Explain how multicellular organisms maintain homeostasis.
Lesson Summary
The Cell as an Organism Sometimes a single cell is an organism. Single-celled
organisms must be able to carry out all the functions necessary for life.
Unicellular organisms maintain homeostasis, relatively constant internal conditions, by
growing, responding to the environment, transforming energy, and reproducing.
Unicellular organisms include both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Unicellular organisms play many important roles in their environments.

Multicellular Life Cells of multicellular organisms are interdependent and specialized.

The cells of multicellular organisms become specialized for particular tasks and
communicate with one another to maintain homeostasis.
Specialized cells in multicellular organisms are organized into groups.
A tissue is a group of similar cells that performs a particular function.
An organ is a group of tissues working together to perform an essential task.
An organ system is a group of organs that work together to perform a specific
function.
The cells of multicellular organisms communicate with one another by means of
chemical signals that are passed from one cell to another.
Certain cells form connections, or cellular junctions, to neighboring cells. Some of
these junctions hold cells together firmly.
Other cells allow small molecules carrying chemical signals to pass directly from one
cell to the next.
To respond to a chemical signal, a cell must have a receptor to which the signaling
molecule can bind.

The Cell as an Organism

For Questions 1–5, complete each statement by writing the correct word or words.
1. The term refers to the relatively constant internal physical and
chemical state of a living cell.
2. Unicellular prokaryotes, called , are adapted to living in a
remarkable number of different places.
3. Some unicellular eukaryotes, called , contain chloroplasts.
4. Yeasts are unicellular , which are eukaryotes.
5. Other unicellular eukaryotes include and algae.

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6. How do single-celled organisms maintain homeostasis?

7. Why is maintaining homeostasis particularly important to single-celled organisms?

Multicellular Life
8. How are the cells of a multicellular organism like a baseball team?

9. How does a multicellular organism maintain homeostasis?

10. Complete the table by describing the functions of the specialized cells.

Examples of Specialized Cells

Type of Cell Name of Specialized Cell Part Function of Specialized Cell Part
cells that line the cilia
upper air
passages in
humans

pine pollen grains wings

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11. The Venn diagram below consists of four concentric circles. Complete the diagram to
show the relationships among four levels of organization of life. Use the terms cells,
organ, organ system, and tissue.

12. Starting with the outermost circle of the diagram, explain how each level is related to the
next level within each circle.

13. What is the name of the areas that hold adjacent cells together and enable them to
communicate?

Apply the Big idea

14. On the Venn diagram above, where would you add a circle that represents the organism
level of life? Where would you add a circle that represents another organ of the same
organ system?

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Chapter Vocabulary Review

For Questions 1–4, write True if the statement is true. If the statement is false, change
the underlined word or words to make the statement true.
1. All cells are surrounded by a cell wall.
2. The flexible nature of a cell membrane results from its channel proteins.
3. Selectively permeable membranes allow only certain materials to pass through
them.
4. Centrioles are found in animal cells.

For Questions 5–11, match the organelle with its description.

Organelle Description

5. Ribosomes A. Convert energy from sunlight into chemical energy

that is stored in food
6. Endoplasmic
reticulum B. Stack of membranes that modifies, sorts, and packages
proteins and other materials for storage or release
7. Golgi apparatus
C. Convert chemical energy stored in food into a form
8. Lysosomes that can be easily used by the cell
9. Vacuoles D. An internal membrane system where lipid components
10. Chloroplasts of cell membranes are made
11. Mitochondria E. Saclike structures that store materials
F. Small particles of RNA and protein on which proteins
are assembled using instructions from DNA
G. Filled with enzymes used to break down carbohydrates
into smaller molecules

For Questions 12–15, complete each statement by writing the correct word or words.
12. Osmosis occurs through water channel proteins called .
13. The force created by the net movement of water through a cell membrane is called
pressure.
14. Red blood cells are able to maintain homeostasis because they are bathed in blood, which is
to the fluid in the cells themselves.
15. To respond to a chemical signal, a cell must have a to which the signaling
molecule can bind.

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