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Biology 12: The Cell Flashcards

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1
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Watery fluid found inside of a cell

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 Cytoplasm

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What is an organelle used for the storage of various substances within the cell?

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 Valcuole

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These substances are scattered in a mosaic throughout the cell membrane

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 Proteins

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4
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The cell walls of plants are made from this polysaccharide

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 Cellulose

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What is the number of ribosomal subunits?

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 2

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The middle part of a cell membrane is called _____ because it is water fearing?

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Hydrophobic

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Organelles which stores and packages proteins within the cell

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Golgi Apparatus

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Short hair like structures which acid in a cell local motion

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Cilia

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9
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Proteins that associate with DNA to form the chromosome

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Histones

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A dark region within the nucleus which produces rRNA 

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 Nucleolus

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The movement of molecules from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration

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 Diffusion

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Specialized vacuoles which contain digestive enzymes used to break down unwanted materials within the cell

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 Lysosome

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Nuclear _____ are openings in nuclear membrane where substances made up in the nucleus can escape

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Pores

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This substance is made during photosynthesis and consumed during cellular respiration

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Glucose/ Oxygen

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The idea that all living organisms are composed of cells and it only sells can produce new cells

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 Cell theory

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Cellular _____ occurs in the mitochondria

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 Respiration

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This substance is a nuclear acid which is a structural component of ribosomes

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Ribosomal RNA

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18
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A whip like projections from the cell used for locomotion

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 Flagella

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19
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Cells which have a membrane-bound nucleus

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Eukaryotic

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Cells which do not have a true nucleus and are usually smaller in size

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 Prokaryotic

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21
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 Protein _____ is controlled by the DNA and occurs at the ribosome

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Synthesis

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Paired structures found in animal cells which aid in the process of cell division and creation of basal bodies

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 Centrioles

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23
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The structure found at the base of cilia or flagella

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Basal bodies

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24
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A general term for describing pigment containing organelles found in only plant cells

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 Plastids

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25
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_____ ER is were lipid production occurs

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Smooth

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26
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Structure surrounding the cell membrane in plants cells

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Cell wall

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27
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The part of the cell that contains the genetic information that controls the cells activities

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 Nucleus

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28
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The part of the cell that produces proteins for the cell

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 Ribosomes

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The part of the cell that controls the materials coming in and out of the cell

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 Cell membrane

30
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The jelly like fluid inside the cell the organelles float around in

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Cytoplasm

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The part of the cell that transports and stores materials in the cell and connects an organized together- it can be rough or smooth

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Endoplasmic reticulum 

32
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The part of the cell that is used for packaging and storage of proteins

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Golgi apparatus

33
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Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of _____ concentration to an area of _____  concentration

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High/Low

34
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Larger cells require more _____

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Nutrients/Oxygen

35
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In order to overcome the surface area: volume ratio challenge large organisms are composed of numerous small cells

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True

36
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Examples in the human body area: surface area volume ratios have been increased include:

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Capillaries in the circulatory system

37
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The mitochondria and chloroplast are related because they are both involved in the capture/ release

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 Energy

38
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What organelles contain photosynthesis?

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Chloroplast

39
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These substances are made by the smooth ER

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Lipids

40
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Structure found in the nucleus made up of DNA

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 Chromosomes

41
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Organelles which provide energy to the cell

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 Mitochondria

42
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Structure found inside of a cell which carries out a specific function

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  Organelle

43
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What is the name given to the most robust ribosomal subunit

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Large ribosomal subunit

44
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Ribosomes are composed of two subunits which are called

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Small/ Large

45
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The name given to the more diminutive ribosomal subunit

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Small ribosomal subunit

46
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These chemicals are major component of the cell membrane

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Phospholipids

47
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The name given to the molecule which is used to describe the composition of the cell membrane

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Fluid mosaic

48
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Process that takes place in the mitochondria where sugar and oxygen are combined to produce carbon dioxide, water and energy

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Cellular respiration

49
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Structure which surrounds a cell continents and monitors the passage of materials in and out of the cell

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 Cell membrane

50
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A matrix of microtubules and action filaments which provide internal stability to the cell

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 Cytoskeleton

51
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Folded layers of membrane which act as transport corridors through the cytoplasm of the cell

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

52
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The outer and inner surface of a cell membrane are called _____ because they associate well with water

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Hydrophoilic 

53
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Folds of the mitochondrial inner membrane where the cellular respiration reaction occurs

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Cristae

54
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A small vacuole - often secreted by the Golgi Apparatus 

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Vesicle

55
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The central area of a mitochondrion

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Matrix

56
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These structures are a component of the cytoskeleton and aid with internal movement of structures within the cell

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Actin filaments

57
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_____ ER is where protein synthesis occurs

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Rough

58
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Organelle responsible for protein synthesis

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Ribosome

59
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Part of the cell responsible for controlling cellular functions

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Nucleus

60
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Lysosomes contain digestive _____ to help break down materials in the cell

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Enzymes

61
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This substance makes up chromosomes and codes for proteins

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DNA

62
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What are the 3 terms of cell theroy?

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1) All living organisms are made up of 1 or more cells
2) The cells is the basic unit of life
3) All cells come from the division if pre-existing cells

63
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What parts of the cell have double membranes?

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Mitochondria, Chloroplast, and Nucleus

64
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What is endocytosis?

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The process of cells taking in substance

65
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What is exocytosis?

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The process of moving materials out of the cell

66
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Tiny structures that carry out cell functions are collectively called

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Organelles

67
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What is the living organisms is based on the cell theory?

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Bacteria

68
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Eukaryotic cells …

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are thought to have evolved when a layer cell engulfed a smaller cell

69
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What part of the cell provides support and protection?

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Cell wall

70
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What part of the cell provides protien for the cell?

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Ribosome

71
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The part of the cell that is used for packaging and storage of protiens

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Golgi Apparatus

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