1.2 Cells Flashcards

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NUCLEUS

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  • Contains hereditary material (DNA and RNA)
  • Encodes Info for protein synthesis
  • Houses 3 types of RNA, Move to cytoplasm for protein synthesis
    • mRNA messenger RNA
    • rRNA Ribosomal RNA
    • tRNA Transfer RNA
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CHROMATIN

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-COMPLETE STRUCTURE OF DNA

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3
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NUCLEOLUS

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-rRNA IS PROCESSED INTO RIBOSOMES

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4
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NUCLEAR ENVELOPE

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  • SURROUNDS NUCLEUS
  • 2 NUCLEAR MEMBRANES
  • MATERIALS MOVES THROUGH PORES
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CYTOPLASM

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  • SOLUTION CONTAINING WATER ELECTROLYTES, PROTEINS, FATS, AND GLYCOGEN ORGANELLES
  • ORGANELLES FOUND INSIDE : RIBOSOMES, ER, GOLGI COMPLEX, MITOCHONDRIA, LYSOSOMES.
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RIBOSOMES

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SITE OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

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ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

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  • TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR SUBSTANCE
  • ROUGH ER: CARRIES RIBOSOMES, SYNTHESIZE LYSOSOMAL ENZYMES
  • SMOOTH ER:DOES NOT CARRY RIBOSOMES. LIPIDS, LIPOPROTEINS AND STEROID HORMONES ARE MADE.
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GOLGI APPERATUS

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-MODIFIES SUBSTANCE PRODUCED IN ER AND PACKAGES THEM INTO VESICLES

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LYSOSOMES

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  • DIGESTIVE CAPACITY OF CELL
  • HUGE ROLE IN METABOLISM
  • BREAKS DOWN MATERIAL THROUGH HETEROPHAGY OR AUTOPHAGY
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MITOCHONDRIA

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  • POWER HOUSE OF CELL
  • TRANSFORMS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS INTO ENERGY
  • CELLS STORE THE ENERGY AS ATP
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CYTOSKELETON

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NETWORK OF MICRO-TUBES AND MICROFILAMENTS

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MICOTUBULES

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MADE OF PROTEIN SUBUNITS CALLED TUBULINS

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CENTROLS

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HELPS TO SEPARATE AND MOVE CHROMOSOMES

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MICROFILAMENT

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THREAD LIKE STRUCTURES THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR CELLS.

3 TYPES- 1). THIN MICROFILAMENTS 2). INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS 3).THICK MYOSIN FILAMENTS

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15
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CILIA

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FUNCTION IN CELL MOBILITY

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16
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PLASMA CELL MEMBRANE

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SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE

COMPOSED OF LIPIDS, PHOSPHOLIPIDS, GLYCOLIPIDS, AND CHOLESTEROL.