Biology Unit 3 Flashcards
____________ are the basic structural / functional unit of life.
CELLS
Most _____________ become specialized (differentiated)
CELLS
Cells vary in what five ways?
SIZE SHAPE FUNCTION LOCATION STRUCTURE
___________ was an English scientist who first described cells in a cork.
ROBERT HOOKE (1665)
Who was the Dutch naturalist that made lenses to observe cells such as bacteria, protists, blood, and sperm?
ANTON VAN LEEWENHOEK (1673)
Who observed cells dividing?
VIRCHOW
_____________ stated that cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living organisms.
THE CELL THEORY
_____________ stated that all cells come from preexisting cells
THE CELL THEORY
____________ is limited by cell surface area to volume ratio
CELL SIZE
What is cell size limited by?
SURFACE AREA TO VOLUME RATIO
In a cell, surface area is the ____________
PLASMA MEMBRANE
Cell volume consists of what?
EVERYTHING INSIDE THE CELL
The _____________ must be large enough relative to cell volume to regulate the passage of materials
PLASMA MEMBRANE
The surface area-to-volume ratio ________________ as a cell grows
DECREASES
Cells must remain ____________ to maintain a higher surface area to volume ratio
SMALL
The cells size and shape are related to its ___________
FUNCTION
What are the two general types of cells?
PROKARYOTIC CELLS
EUKARYOTIC CELLS
In __________ cells DNA is not enclosed in a nucleus.
PROKARYOTIC CELLS
____________ contain both eubacteria and archaebacteria
PROKARYOTIC CELLS
__________________ contain all other known organisms except eubacteria and archaebacteria.
EUKARYOTIC CELLS
In ____________ , there are highly organized membrane-enclosed organelles
EUKARYOTIC CELLS
What are the three basic parts of a cell?
CELL MEMBRANE
NUCLEUS
CYTOPLASM
What is the outermost boundary of an animal cell?
CELL MEMBRANE
What regulates movement into and out of the cell?
CELL MEMBRANE
What controls the action of the cell?
NUCLEUS
The _______________ is a semi-fluid liquid between cell membrane and nucleus which contains organelles.
CYTOPLASM
The _________________ maintains integrity of cell by coming movement in/out
CELL MEMBRANE
The ____________ is “selectively permeable”
CELL MEMBRANE
The ____________ is very thin and flexible
CELL MEMBRANE
The _________________ is capable of minor repair but extensive damage results in cell death
CELL MEMBRANE
The cell membrane provides a ________________ for many reactions because of enzymes present in the membrane surface.
WORKING SURFACE
The cell membrane allow cells to ______________ like a dam
STORE ENERGY
What is the structure of the cell membrane composed of?
PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER
PROTEINS
What is the phospholipid bilayer composed of?
WATER SOLUBLE, HYDROPHILLIC “HEADS” FORM THE SURFACE, AND WATER INSOLUBLE, HYDROPHOBIC “TAILS” FORM THE INTERIOR
The ______________ permeable to lipid soluble substances
PHOSPHOLIPIDS
Proteins are ______________ that turn the cell on or off
RECEPTORS
Proteins ____________ by ways of pores, channels, carriers that move substances which can’t pass through the lipid layer
TRANSPORT
The _____________ of proteins speed up reactions
ENZYMES
BE ABLE TO DRAW THE FLUID MOSAIC MODEL
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The control center of the cell
NUCLEUS
The _________________ is the nuclear envelope
NUCLEUS
The nuclear envelope has what kind of membrane?
POROUS DOUBLE MEMBRANE
The _____________ separates nucleoplasm from cytoplasm
NUCLEAR ENVELOPE
The _____________ is a dense collection of RNA and proteins
NUCLEOLUS
The nucleolus is the site of ______________ production
RIBOSOME
____________ are fibers of DNA and proteins
CHROMATIN
What stores information for the synthesis of proteins?
CHROMATIN
What is the jelly-like fluid that holds the cellular organelles and occupies the space between the nucleus and the cell membrane?
CYTOPLASM
What is the watery component in the cytoplasm?
CYTOSOL
Cytoplasm contains _____________
CYTOSOL
What is the “information highway” ?
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
The _____________ is a network of folded internal membranes in the cytosol
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
The endoplasmic reticulum is continuous with the _______________________ and _________________
CELL MEMBRANE
NUCLEAR MEMBRANE
The ___________________ compartmentalizes and manufactures
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
What organelle is the surface area for chemical reactions?
THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
What are the two types of Endoplasmic Reticulum?
SMOOTH ER
ROUGH ER
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is the site of ______________ and ____________________
LIPID SYNTHESIS
DETOXIFYING ENZYMES
Cells of the liver have a lot of what kind of endoplasmic reticulum?
SMOOTH ER
The _______________ is an attachment place for ribosomes
ROUGH ER
Ribosomes manufacture what?
PROTEINS
Ribosomes are tiny, spherical granules composed of ______________ and ____________
PROTEIN
RNA
_____________ are free floating or connect to the endoplasmic reticulum
RIBOSOMES
Ribosomes are the site of ________________
PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
Also known as dictysome
GOLGI APPARATUS (COMPLEX)
The Golgi complex is the _____________ that processes proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids
“WAREHOUSE”
In animal cells, Golgi complex also manufactures ________________
LYSOSOMES
In plant cells, the Golgi bodies secrete the ______________ during mitosis.
NEW CELL WALLS
What are the “stomachs of the cell” ?
LYSOSOMES
Lysosomes are “suicide sacs” loaded with _______________
ENZYMES
White blood cells have many _____________ to defend the body and recycle dead cells
LYSOSOMES
Lysosomes are not found in ______________
PLANT CELLS
What is the organelle with fluid filled sacs with many and various functions?
VACUOLE
The _____________ may also contain stored food, salts, pigments, and metabolic wastes
VACUOLE
Plant cells have a very large _____________
“CENTRAL VACUOLE”
_____________ have multiple, smaller vacuoles
ANIMAL CELLS
What is the “powerhouse of the cell” ?
MITOCHONDRIA