BIO152H5 Study Guide - Endoplasmic Reticulum, Nuclear Membrane, Endomembrane System

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Prokaryotic cells: the prokaryotic plasma membrane surrounds the cytoplasm, a term that includes all the contents of the cell. Prokaryotic cells generally have few or no substructures separated from the rest of the cell by internal membranes. Ribosomes have a large and a small subunit and contain both rna and protein molecules: the inside of prokaryotic cells is supported by a cytoskeleton of protein filaments. Some prokaryotes have tail-like flagella on the cell surface that spin around to move the cell. Eukaryotic cells: the relatively large size of the eukaryotic cell makes it difficult for molecules to diffuse across the entire cell. This problem is partially solved by breaking up the large cell volume into several smaller membrane-bound organelles: the compartmentalization of eukaryotic cells increases chemical reaction efficiency by separating incompatible chemical reactions and grouping enzymes and substrates together. The nucleus: all eukaryotes have a large nucleus surrounded by a double-membrane nuclear envelope.

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