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CELL Flashcards

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explores molecular mechanisms of normal cellular processes as well as diseases.

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Biochemistry

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TRUE OR FALSE:

All higher living organisms including humans are made up of cells

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TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE:

Fundamental unit of life; All biochemical processes are carried out by cells

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TRUE

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Two Major Classes of Cells

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Prokaryotes

Eukaryotes

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was the first person to use the term “cell”

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Robert Hooke

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He referred to the small empty chambers in the structure of cork as cells

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Robert Hooke

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concluded that all plant and animal tissues were composed of cells.

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Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann

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Responsible of Cell Theory

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Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann

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proposed the theory of biogenesis where cells only arise from pre-existing cells.

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Rudolf Virchow

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10
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“A cell is the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms.”

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Cell Theory

The activity of an organism depends on the collective activities of its cells

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Classes of Cells:

DNA is found in the nucleus of the cell: responsible for storage of DNA

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Eukaryotes

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Classes of Cells:

Contain membrane-bound organelles: mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi complex

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Eukaryotes

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Classes of Cells:

Cell division involves mitosis (sexual)

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Eukaryotes

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Classes of Cells:

DNA is not enclosed within the membrane (scattered)

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Prokaryotes

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Classes of Cells:

Lack membrane-enclosed organelles

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Prokaryotes

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Classes of Cells:

Usually divided by binary fission (asexual)- (cytokinesis)

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Prokaryotes

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Molecular Composition of Cell:

accounts for about 70-75% of the weight of the cell/ body

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Water

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18
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Molecular Composition of Cell:

account for 25-30% of the cell weight.

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Organic compounds
(Nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides (carbohydrates) and lipids.)
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Molecular Composition of Cell:

account for the rest of the cell weight.

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Inorganic compounds

Electrolytes, ions, salt, potassium, manganese

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TRUE OR FALSE:

Eukaryotic cells have a membrane-bound nucleus and a number of other membrane-bound subcellular (internal) organelles

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TRUE

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Cell Parts:

Phospholipid bilayer containing lipids, cholesterol and proteins and some carbohydrates (glycolipids, glycoproteins)

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Plasma Membrane (Perimeter of the cell)

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22
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Common lipid present in plasma membrane

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phospholipid

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Property of plasma membrane (hydrophilic and hydrophobic)

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Amphipathic

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Cell Parts:

Acts as a physical barrier to enclose cell contents

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Plasma Membrane (Perimeter of the cell)

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Cell Parts:

Regulates material movement into and out of the cell

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Plasma Membrane (Perimeter of the cell)

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Cell Parts:

Functions in cell communication w/ the environment and other cells

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Plasma Membrane (Perimeter of the cell)

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Cell Parts:

Largest and most obvious membrane-bound compartment of the cell

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Nucleus (Control center)

It contains the DNA that serves as the genetic material for directing protein synthesis.

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Cell Parts:

Where chromosomes are seen: DNA coiled around Histone= chromatin

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Nucleus (Control center)

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Cell Parts:

It is enclosed within a double membrane called nuclear envelope

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Nucleus (Control center)

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30
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Parts of Nucleus:

It consists of RNA and proteins which function in ribosomal unit assembly.

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Nucleolus

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Parts of Nucleus:

It surrounds the chromatin (Histone + DNA) and the nucleoli.

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Nucleoplasm

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32
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Cell Parts:

Enclosed by cell membrane but not part of any organelle

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Cytoplasm

Interior contents of the cell

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Part of Cytoplasm:
Provides support for organelles and serves as the viscous fluid medium
Where organelles, ribosomes, and metabolic enzymes float

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Cytosol

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Cell Parts:

it holds diff organelles and has ribosomes (protein synthesis) and metabolic enzymes

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Cytoplasm

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35
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Cell Parts:

Powerhouse of the cell; responsible for the production of ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

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Mitochondria (similar w/ prokaryotes)

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36
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TRUE OR FALSE:

Mitochondria have their own DNA

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TRUE

Mitochondrial DNA: similar to prokaryotic DNA

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TRUE OR FALSE:

Mitochondria have their own ribosomes

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TRUE

similar w/ the construction of prokaryotic ribosome

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38
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TRUE OR FALSE:

Mitochondria can synthesize their own protein but not all

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TRUE

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39
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TRUE OR FALSE:

Mitochondria replicate on their own by binary fission

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TRUE

40
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Theory that states that mitochondria is considered an aerobic bacteria that was ingested by the cell

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Endosymbiotic theory

41
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Structures of Mitochondria:

Highly permeable to small molecules

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Outer membrane

Due to the presence of a pore-forming protein called porin

42
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Structures of Mitochondria:

Contains many proteins that participate in oxidative phosphorylation(i.e. one group is replaced by phosphate group)

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Intermembrane

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Structures of Mitochondria:

Has multiple folds projecting inwards called cristae

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Inner membrane

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Structures of Mitochondria:

spaces found w/in mitochondria

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Matrix & intermembrane

45
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Cell Parts:

It is responsible for the production of energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

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Mitochondria

46
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Cell Parts:

Scavenger of the cell/ Suicide bag

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Lysosomes

47
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Cell Parts:

Formed from the golgi apparatus

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Lysosomes

48
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cell eating, process when particles are engulfed by the cell and those that are needed will be digested/ degraded

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Phagocytosis

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Cell Parts:
Contains digestive enzymes, for digesting foreign materials
Responsible for intracellular digestion

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Lysosomes

(The fluid inside lysosomes is much more acidic: about pH 4.8, than the normal pH of about 7.0–7.3) e.g. Acid hydrolase

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Cell Parts:

Digest microbes or materials by the cell

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Lysosomes

51
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Cell Parts:

Web-like series membrane w/in the cytoplasm w/c has the flatten sheets, sacks, tubes

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Ribosomes can be found in:

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RER, mitochondria, cytoplasm, nucleus (nucleolus)

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Subdivision of ER:

Site of protein synthesis because of the ribosomes that are found

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Rough endoplasmic reticulum

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Subdivision of ER:

Modifies, transports, and stores proteins produced by attached ribosomes

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Rough endoplasmic reticulum

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Subdivision of ER:

Site for lipid synthesis (steroids, fatty acids, cholesterols)

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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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Subdivision of ER:

provides for diff enzymatic activities (detoxification, calcium storage, production of lipids)

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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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Cell Parts:

series of several elongated, flattened saclike membranous structures.

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Golgi Apparatus (Packaging house of the cell/ Post Office)

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Cell Parts:

Modifies, packages, and sorts materials, that arrive from the endoplasmic reticulum in transport vesicles

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Golgi Apparatus

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Regions of Golgi Apparatus:

entry of material, fuse w/ transport vesicles from ER

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Cis

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Regions of Golgi Apparatus:

middle, where packaging of proteins happen

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Medial

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Regions of Golgi Apparatus:

exit, budding off/ detaching of secretory vesicles

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Trans

62
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Cell Parts:

Smaller, spherical membrane bound organelles formed from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

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Peroxisomes

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Cell Parts:

Detoxify specific harmful substances: produced/ taken by the cell

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Peroxisomes

Produces hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) thru oxidation and converted into water and oxygen

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Cell Parts:

Contain reducing enzymes: catalase or oxidase

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Peroxisomes

65
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Cell Parts:

Organized network of protein filaments

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Cytoskeleton

Scaffolding of protein

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Cell Parts:
Maintains integral structural support and organization of cells
Responsible for the transportation of the materials
Positioning and movement of organelles, and in the change of cell shape

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Cytoskeleton

67
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3 Components of Cytoskeleton:
Smallest components;
Involved in cell movements and membrane deformations

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Microfilaments/ Actin filaments

maintain cell shape

68
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3 Components of Cytoskeleton:
Made of stranded protein fibers
Anchor organelles/ neighbor cells to each other, transport of membranes w/in the cytoplasm

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Intermediate filaments (give mechanical support to structures: nucleus and plasma membrane)

69
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3 Components of Cytoskeleton:
Hollow tubules made up of tubulin (proteins)
Responsible for cell movement and movement of organelles

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Microtubules (provides structural support)

70
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3 Components of Cytoskeleton:
Largest component of cytoskeleton
Involved in cell division

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Microtubules

Produced by centrioles

71
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Classes of Cell:

(Eubacteria and Archaebacteria) are the most abundant organisms on earth

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Prokaryotes

72
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TRUE OR FALSE:

A prokaryotic cell does not contain a membrane-bound nucleus.

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TRUE

73
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TRUE OR FALSE:

Each organelle of eukaryotic cells is surrounded by a plasma membrane.

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TRUE

74
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TRUE OR FALSE:

The cell has no subcellular organelles, only have mesosomes (folding of the plasma membrane)

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TRUE

75
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TRUE OR FALSE:

Prokaryotes: Only contains infoldings of the plasma membrane called mesosomes.

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TRUE

76
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TRUE OR FALSE:

The (DNA) is condensed within the cytosol to form the nucleoid.

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TRUE

77
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TRUE OR FALSE:

Some prokaryotes have tail-like flagella. Majority are bacteria

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TRUE

78
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is the movement of a substance from an area of its higher concentration to an area of its lower concentration.

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Diffusion

No energy is consumed during the transport

79
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is the type of diffusion of dissolved solutes through the plasma membrane

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Simple diffusion

80
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is the type of diffusion that requires a protein carrier

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Facilitated Diffusion

81
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is the diffusion of water point across a selectively permeable membrane

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Osmosis

82
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This type of cell membrane transport uses energy (ATP) provided by the cell

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Active Transport Process

83
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This type of cell membrane transport does not require energy

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Passive Transport Process

84
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Sodium vs Potassium:

extracellular cation, found inside the cell, pairs w/ chloride (major extracellular anion)

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Sodium

85
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Sodium vs Potassium:

intracellular cation, outside of the cell

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Potassium

86
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Refers to bulk movement of substance out of the cell by fusion of secretory vesicles with the plasma membrane

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Exocytosis

Dumping of secretory vesicle out of cell

87
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Refers to bulk movement of substance into the cells by vesicles forming at the plasma membrane

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Endocytosis

Pinocytosis, Phagocytosis, Receptor -mediated endocytosis

88
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Binds 3 sodium and molecules of ATP, one phosphate group will bind through the channel

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Active Transport: Sodium-Potassium Pump

89
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Cell Life Cycle:

It is the longest phase of the cell cycle where the cell is active and preparing for cell division

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Interphase

Phases: G1 (longest, cells are metabolically active), S, G2 (cells are ready to enter cell division)

90
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Cell Life Cycle:

The DNA molecule is duplicated exactly in a process called DNA replication which occurs toward the end of the interphase

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Interphase

91
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Cell Life Cycle:

Cells arise from the division of other cells. Chromosomes will be visible

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Cell Division

92
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Cell Life Cycle:

consists of four stages: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

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Mitosis

93
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Nuclear Division/ Karyokinesis:

each chromosome consists of two chromatids joined at the centromere

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Prophase

Longest stage. Chromosomes condense for it to become visible

94
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Nuclear Division/ Karyokinesis:

chromosomes align at the center of the cell (equatorial plate) via microtubules

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Metaphase (Chromosomes shorten )

Chromosomes are observed if there are abnormalities

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Nuclear Division/ Karyokinesis:

chromatids separate at the centromere and migrate to opposite poles.

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Anaphase

Shortest stage. Division of chromosomes

96
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Nuclear Division/ Karyokinesis:
two new nuclei assume their normal structure
Cell division is completed

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Telophase

Splitting of two new daughter cells (cytokinesis, have own plasma membrane)

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