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    This document summarizes a lecture on cell structure and function. It outlines that cells are the fundamental units of living things and can be either prokaryotic or eukaryotic. The main cell components discussed are the cell wall, nucleus, chloroplasts, mitochondria, cytomembrane system, microbodies, microtubles, ergastic materials, and vacuoles. Each component's structure and functions are briefly described.

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    Jim Bidlack - BIO 1114

    GENERAL BIOLOGY Lecture 5 - Cell structure & function

    I. The cell
    A. Cells are fundamental organizational units of all living things
    B. Types of cells
    1. Prokaryotic
    2. Eukaryotic
    a) Plant
    b) Animal
    II. Protoplast
    A. Protoplasm within membrane / cell contents without the cell wall
    III. Organelles
    A. Cell wall
    1. Plants
    2. Support, structure, & protection
    B. Nucleus
    1. Genetic information - DNA
    2. Cell regulation - "the brains"
    C. Chloroplasts
    1. Plants
    2. Photosynthesis
    a) Thylakoids - light capture
    b) Stroma - conversion to sugar
    3. Contain some DNA
    D. Mitochondria
    1. Energy from sugars
    2. Contain some DNA
    E. Cytomembrane system
    1. Packaging & transport
    a) Golgi apparatus (dictyosomes)
    b) Endoplasmic reticulum
    c) Ribosomes
    F. Microbodies
    1. peroxisomes - photorespiration
    2. glyoxisomes - conversion of fats into sugars
    G. Microtubles - movement & wall synthesis
    H. Ergastic materials
    1. Starch grains - storage
    I. Vacuoles
    1. Storage
    2. Waste
    3. Water regulation

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