Chapter 10 Cell Divison

Chapter 10Cell Divison

Information OverloadLiving cells store critical information in DNA.

@As a cell grows, that information is used to build the molecules needed for cell growth.@

As size increases, the demands on that information grow as well. If a cell were to grow without limit, an information crisis would occur.Information Overload Compare a cell to a growing town. The town library has a limited number of books. As the town grows, these limited number of books are in greater demand, which limits access.

A growing cell makes greater demands on its genetic library. If the cell gets too big, the DNA would not be able to serve the needs of the growing cell.

Exchanging MaterialsFood, oxygen, and water enter a cell through the cell membrane. Waste products leave in the same way.

The rate at which this exchange takes place depends on the surface area of a cell.

The rate at which food and oxygen are used up and waste products are produced depends on the cells volume.

The ratio of surface area to volume is key to understanding why cells must divide as they grow.Traffic ProblemsTo use the town analogy again, as the town grows, more and more traffic clogs the main street. It becomes difficult to get information across town and goods in and out.

Similarly, a cell that continues to grow would experience traffic problems. If the cell got too large, it would be more difficult to get oxygen and nutrients in and waste out.

Comparing Sexual and Asexual Reproduction

The genetic information that is passed on from one generation of cells to the next is carried by chromosomes.

@Every cell must copy its genetic information before cell division begins.@

Each daughter cell gets its own copy of that genetic information.Chromosomes

Prokaryotic ChromosomesProkaryotic cells lack nuclei. Instead, their DNA molecules are found in the cytoplasm.

Most prokaryotes contain a single, circular DNA molecule, or chromosome, that contains most of the cells genetic information.

Binary fission is a form of asexual reproduction during which two genetically identical cells are produced.

For example, bacteria reproduce by binary fission.

The Prokaryotic Cell CycleEukaryotic ChromosomesIn eukaryotic cells, chromosomes are located in the nucleus, and are made up of chromatin.

Chromatin is composed of DNA and histone proteins.

DNA coils around histone proteins to form nucleosomes.

The nucleosomes interact with one another to form coils and supercoils that make up chromosomes.

The Eukaryotic Cell CycleThe eukaryotic cell cycle consists of four phases: G1, S, G2, and M.

Interphase is the time between cell divisions. It is a period of growth that consists of the G1, S, and G2 phases. The M phase is the period of cell division.

G1 Phase: Cell Growth@In the G1 phase, cells increase in size and synthesize new proteins and organelles.@

S Phase: DNA ReplicationIn the S (or synthesis) phase, new DNA is synthesized when the chromosomes are replicated.

G2 Phase: Preparing for Cell DivisionIn the G2 phase, many of the organelles and molecules required for cell division are produced.

M Phase: Cell DivisionIn eukaryotes, cell division occurs in two stages: mitosis and cytokinesis.

Mitosis is the division of the cell nucleus.

Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm.Important Cell Structures Involved in MitosisChromatid each strand of a duplicated chromosome

Centromere the area where each pair of chromatids is joined

Centrioles tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells that help organize the spindle

Spindle a fanlike microtubule structure that helps separate the chromatids

Cell TypeTypical LifespanIntestinal Lining?Skin Cell?Red Blood Cell?Liver Cell?Intestine Muscle and other tissue?Cell TypeTypical LifespanIntestinal Lining4-5 DaysSkin Cell2 WeeksRed Blood Cell4 MonthsLiver Cell300 500 DaysIntestine Muscle and other tissue16 yearsProphaseDuring prophase, the first phase of mitosis, the duplicated chromosome condenses and becomes visible.

ProphaseDuring prophase, the first phase of mitosis, the duplicated chromosome condenses and becomes visible.

The centrioles move to opposite sides of nucleus and help organize the spindle.

ProphaseDuring prophase, the first phase of mitosis, the duplicated chromosome condenses and becomes visible.

The centrioles move to opposite sides of nucleus and help organize the spindle.

The spindle forms and DNA strands attach at a point called their centromere.

ProphaseDuring prophase, the first phase of mitosis, the duplicated chromosome condenses and becomes visible.

The centrioles move to opposite sides of nucleus and help organize the spindle.

The spindle forms and DNA strands attach at a point called their centromere.

The nucleolus disappears and nuclear envelope breaks down.

MetaphaseDuring metaphase, the second phase of mitosis, the centromeres of the duplicated chromosomes line up across the center of the cell.

MetaphaseDuring metaphase, the second phase of mitosis, the centromeres of the duplicated chromosomes line up across the center of the cell.

The spindle fibers connect the centromere of each chromosome to the two poles of the spindle.

AnaphaseDuring anaphase, the third phase of mitosis, the centromeres are pulled apart and the chromatids separate to become individual chromosomes.

@The chromosomes separate into two groups near the poles of the spindle.@

TelophaseDuring telophase, the fourth and final phase of mitosis, the chromosomes spread out into a tangle of chromatin.

A nuclear envelope re-forms around each cluster of chromosomes.

The spindle breaks apart, and a nucleolus becomes visible in each daughter nucleus.

Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm.

@The process of cytokinesis is different in animal and plant cells.@Cytokinesis

The Stages of the Cell Cycle

Videohttp://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter2/animation__how_the_cell_cycle_works.htmlThis type of reproduction produces genetically identical offspringAsexual ReproductionThe center area where two sister chromatids are joined atCentromereIn this part of mitosis, chromatids are pulled apart to their separate poles.Anaphase