biology chp 4 Flashcards

1
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cell

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smallest unit that can carry out all activities associated with life

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2
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cells are

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building blocks of complex multicellular organisms

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3
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cell theory

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a unifying concept

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4
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cell size and shape are adapted to

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function

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5
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blank and white blood cells change shape as they move

A

amoebas

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6
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rectangular epithelial cells

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stack like building blocks to form sheet like tissues

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7
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first described cells in 1665 using a microscope that he had made

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robert hooke

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8
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discovered bacteria, protists, blood cells, and sperm cells with small lenses that he made

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antonie van leeuwenhoek

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9
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Dna is located in a

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nucleoid

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10
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bacteria and archaea are

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prokaryotic cells

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11
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eukaryotic cells

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characterizedby lightly organized and specialized membrane enclosed organelles

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12
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cytoplasm

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part of the cell outside the nucleus

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13
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cytoskeleton

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allows a larger size than prokaryotes

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14
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nucleus

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control center of the cell

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15
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nuclear envelope

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double membrane that seperates nuclear contents from the cytoplasm

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16
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nuclear pores

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regulate passage of materials between nucleoplasm and cytoplasm

17
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nuclear lamina

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helps organize nuclear contents dna duplication and regulating the cell cycle

18
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include genes that contain coded instructions for protein production

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dna molecules

19
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dna associates with rna and certain proteins

A

chromatim

20
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the nucleus of each human cell has how many chromosomes

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46

21
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organells found free in cytoplasm or attached to certain membranes

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ribosomes

22
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a network of organelles that exchanged materials through small membrane enclosed transport vesicles

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endomembrane system

23
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synthesizes lipids and breaks down toxins

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smooth er

24
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synthesizes secreted and membrane proteins

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rough er

25
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the golgi complez consist of stacks of flattended membraneous sacs called

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cisterane

26
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processes, sorts, and modifies proteins

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golgi complex

27
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golgi stack three areas

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cis face- entry surface
trans face- exit surface
medial region- in between

28
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compartments for digestion

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lysosomes

29
Q

large fluid filled sacs with a variety of functions

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vacuoles

30
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membrane of the vacuole

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tonoplast

31
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metabolize small organic compounds

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peroxisomes

32
Q

energy converting organelles

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mitochondria and chloroplast

33
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convert light energy to chemical energy via photosynthesis

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chloroplast

34
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green pigment that traps light energy for photosynthesis

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chlorophyll

35
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composed of microtubules

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cilia and flagella