细胞的内部结构课程.pptVIP

Cell Structure Chapter 3 Examples of Cells 3.2 What, Exactly, Is a Cell? Cells are the fundamental units of all life All cells start life with a plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and a region of DNA which, in eukaryotic cells only, is enclosed by a nucleus Cell Structure A plasma membrane surrounds the cell and controls which substances move in and out Plasma membrane A cell’s outermost membrane Lipid bilayer Structural foundation of cell membranes; mainly phospholipids arranged tail-to-tail in a bilayer Cytoplasm An important part of homeostasis is maintaining the composition of cytoplasm,