As the name of the chapter justify the cell is fundamental unit of life. As a house is made of thousand and million af brick similarly all organisms are made as these cell which perform all vital functions for our body. Together they form tissue then organ and organ system then a complete body cells have capability to divide and again form new cell to maintain continuity.
Robert Hooke found cells in 1665 while analyzing a flimsy cut of stopper through a self-planned magnifying lens. He saw that the plug looked like the design of a honeycomb consisting of numerous little compartments. These little boxes are called cells.
A cell is able to freely do all fundamental exercises of life. Thus, they are called fundamental or useful units of life.
CO2 moves by dispersion and H2O moves as a natural by-product through the cell layer.
It is called a specifically porous layer since it permits the section and exit of certain substances, not all.
Fill in the gaps in the following table illustrating differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
| Prokaryotic Cell | Eukaryotic Cell |
| 1. Size : generally small (1-10 μm) 1 μm = 10-6 m |
1. Size generally large (5-100 μm) |
| 2. Nuclear region: ________________ and known as _________________ |
2. Nuclear region: well defined andsurrounded by a nuclear membrane |
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3. Chromosome: single |
3. More than one chromosome |
| 4. Membrane-bound cell organelles absent | 4. _______________________ _______________________ |
| Prokaryotic Cell | Eukaryotic Cell |
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| 1. Size : generally small (1-10 μm) 1 μm = 10-6 m |
1. Size generally large (5-100 μm) |
| 2. Nuclear region is poorly defined due to absence of nuclear membrane and known as nucleoid. | 2. Nuclear region: well defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane |
| 3. Chromosome: single | 3. More than one chromosome |
| 4. Membrane-bound cell organelles absent | 4. Membrane-bound cell organelles present |
The two organelles which have their own genetic material are:
1. Mitochondria 2. Plastids
The cell will not be able to revive and lysosomes will digest it.
At the point when the cell gets harmed, lysosomes may explode, and the compounds digest their own cell. In this manner lysosomes are known as suicide bags.
The proteins are integrated in the ribosomes that are otherwise called protein plants.
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Plant Cells |
Animal Cells |
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1. Plant cells are generally bigger than animal cells. |
1. Animal cells are relatively small. |
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2. Plant cells have cell walls. |
2. Animal cells do not have cell walls. |
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3.Nucleus is not present in the centre of the cell. |
3. Nucleus is there at the centre of the cell. |
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4.The size of the vacuole is large. |
4. The size of the vacuole is small. |
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5. Chloroplast is present. |
5. Chloroplast is absent. |
Prokaryotic cell is by and large more modest in size (1-10 pm), atomic region is ineffectively characterized, the cell organelles are not membrane bound and has a single chromosome.
Eukaryotic cells are for the most part bigger in size (5-100 pm), atomic locale is obvious with atomic membrane. Membrane bound cell organelles are available and have more than one chromosome.
On the off chance that a plasma layer bursts or separates, atoms of certain substances will freely move in and out.
Golgi apparatus has the function of storage, alteration and packaging of the items in vesicles. On the off chance that there were no Golgi bodies, packaging and dispatching of materials synthesised by the cell will be stocked.
Mitochondria is known as the powerhouse of the cell because it releases the energy required for different activities of life.
Lipids and proteins are synthesised in ER [Endoplasmic Reticulum].
Amoeba have pseudopodia finger-like structure which can catch the food particles and take inside the amoeba and form a food vacuole and this food vacuole will break down into simple form which is digestible for amoeba.
Osmosis is the cycle of development of water atoms from a region of higher water concentration through a semipermeable layer to a region of lower water concentration.
(i) Water gathers in B and C in light of the fact that in both the circumstances there is contrast in the centralization of water in the box and water in some Potato. Therefore, osmosis happens as the potato cells go about as a semipermeable membrane.
(ii) Potato A is necessary for this experiment for comparison, it acts as a control.
(iii) Water doesn't gather in the emptied out parts of A and D. As some A doesn't have change in the concentration for water to stream. For osmosis to happen one of the concentrations ought to be higher than the other.
In cup D, the cells are dead and thus the semi-permeable membrane doesn't exist for the progression of water and no osmosis happens.
