Name : Tuazon, Vince Joriz V.

Date :Sep 17, 2021

Course/Year/Sec: BSN-1-YA-41 Teacher:Dorlyn Billones

EXERCISE NO. 2
CELLULAR STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS
GIO: To learn the different parts of the cell and its functions SIO
○ Draw and label the important parts of a hypothetical cell.

○ Enumerate the 2 major classes of cells

Prokaryote Cell, also spelled procaryote, any organism that lacks a distinct
nucleus and other organelles due to the absence of internal membranes.
Bacteria are among the best-known prokaryotic organisms. The lack of
internal membranes in prokaryotes distinguishes them from eukaryotes.

Eukaryote Cell, any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined

nucleus. The eukaryotic cell has a nuclear membrane that surrounds the
nucleus, in which the well-defined chromosomes (bodies containing the
hereditary material) are located.
○ Discuss the structure of the cell membrane and Enumerate
its functions.
Cell Membrane- defining boundaries with gate like
properties.
.Cytoplasm- contains organelles and molecules.
Nucleus- acts as the control center and contains a cell’s
genetic information.
○ Classify the formed elements of the cytoplasm and give their
functions.
○ Cytosol- is a semi-fluid substance filling the interior of the cell and
embedding the other organelles and subcellular compartments
○ Organelles- are specialized structures that perform various jobs
inside cells. The term literally means “little organs.” In the same
way organs, such as the heart, liver, stomach, and kidneys, serve
specific functions to keep an organism alive, organelles serve
specific functions to keep a cell alive.
○ Inclusions- is used to describe foreign substances contained within
a cell membrane. It pertains to nutrients, such as proteins,
carbohydrates, and lipids, as well as pigment granules. Other
inclusions may be secretory products stored within the cell body,
and these can be expelled from the cell through exocytosis.
Laboratory technicians are able to separate cytoplasmic inclusions
from the cell body through ultrasonication or homogenization.

○ Discuss the nucleus and explain its immense functions.

○ Nucleus- the key function of the nucleus is to control cell growth and
multiplication. This involves regulating gene expression, initiating cellular
reproduction, and storing genetic material necessary for all of these tasks. In
order for a nucleus to carry out important reproductive roles and other cell
activities, it needs proteins and ribosomes.