01:119:100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nuclear Pore, Nuclear Membrane, Endomembrane System

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Cell structure(eukaryotic: smallest unit that can carry out all activities associated with life, exchange materials and energy wth environment, metabolism, growth and development, response to env. Stimuli: cell are capable of movement, info storage system, reproduction, tree of life. Two major categories of cells: prokaryotes (figure 4-6, domains bacteria and archaea, 1st appreared in 3. 5-3. 8 billion years ago (earth is 4. 6 billion years old, characteristics, plasma membrane, lack nucleus. Tunko islam: have nucleoid and nuclear area (dna not enclosed by membrane, lack membrane bound orgenelles, eukaryotes (fig 4-7 to 4-10, domain eukarya, first appeared 1. 9-2. 1 bya, plasma membrane, contain membrane-bound nucleus, contain membrane-bound orgenelles, size 10-30. Cell size: cell function, everything enters and leaves through plasma membrane. Inside cell transport: waste products can"t build up and must be removed before they reach toxic levels, most cells are small (fig 4-1) Cells- maximize cell membrane surface area in relation to volume: surface area to volume ration sa:volume (figure 4-2)

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