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1
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magnification formula

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(size of image)/(actual size)

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conversion factor

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1 mm = 1,000 micrometers

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theory

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a way of interpreting the natural world, allows us to make predictions

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namer of cells

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Robert Hooke - looking at cork through a microscope

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order of cell discovery

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cork cells, microscopic water, animal cells, plant cells, cells come from pre-existing cells

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Postulates to cell theory

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cells are fundamental building blocks of all living organisms and they come from pre-existing cells

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Prokaryotic cells only

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Unicellular bacteria, no contained nucleus, simple cell structure, cell wall, no organelles,

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cell wall makes

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peptidoglycan

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Prokaryotic + Eukaryotic

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surrounded by a membrane, DNA stores all instructions, chemical reactions (metabolism) catalyzed by enzymes, energy release system to power cell activities

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eukaryotic only

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complicated internally, compartmentalized, specialized organelles, enclosed nucleus

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What is a unicellular eukaryotic?

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Yeast

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prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic

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Bacteria and archaea vs. plant and animal,

DNA concentrated in nucleoid vs. in nucleus

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Striated muscle cell

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size is 30 m in length (normal is .03 mm) and has many nuclei in one cell

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fungi

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Uninterrupted tube with many nuclei

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algae

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1 microscopic cell 100 mm long with 1 nucleus

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micrograph

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a photo taken down a microscope

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amphipathic

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it has a hydrophilic and hydrophobic region

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18
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sandwich model

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Davson-Danielli (1960s): phospholipid bilayer between two layers of proteins

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19
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fluid mosaic model

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Singer-Nicolson (1972): membrane proteins are dispersed and inserted in the bilayer

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20
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sandwich model problems

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membrane proteins are not soluble in water

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21
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Soap

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amphipathic

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22
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Fluidity

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drift laterally, rarely flipping, some proteins drift and some are immobile

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23
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differences in membrane fluidityq

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Unsaturated tails have kinks and up membrane fluidity, cholesterol serves as a roadblock and lowers fluidity

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24
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Intergral proteins

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penetrate hydrophobic core of lipid bilayer

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25
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peripheral proteins

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bound loosely to the surface of the membrane

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26
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cell to cell recognition importance

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in developing the embryo, the immune system, and blood groups

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27
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six membrane function proteins

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Transport, Enzymatic activity, Signal transduction, cell-cell recognition, intercellular joining, attachment to cytoskeleton and ECM

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28
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transport

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a protein that spans membrane and provides channel access

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29
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enzymatic activity

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proteins built into membrane, an enzyme with an active site in adjacent solutions

30
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cell-cell recognition

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serve as ID tags recognized by other cells

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intercellular joining

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can hook onto another protein in another membrane

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attachment to cytoskeleton and ECM

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maintain shape and coordinate changes

33
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membrane carbs in cell-cell recognition

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immunity + embryonic development

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channel proteins

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have a hydrophilic channel through the membrane

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carrier proteins

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holds onto passengers and changes shape to shuffle through the membrane

36
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aquaporins

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channel proteins allowing access to water molecules

37
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CO2 across membrane

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dissolve in lipid bilayer

38
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glucose across membrane

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carrier protein

39
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H20 across membrane

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channel protein

40
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Passive transport

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diffusion

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diffusion

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tendency for molecules to spread from a higher concentration to a lower concentration

42
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Osmosis

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movement of water from a hypotonic solution to a hypertonic solution until it is an isotonic solution

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hypertonic

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low amount of substance in water

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hypotonic

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high amount of substance in water

45
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isotonic

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same amount of substance in water

46
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exocytosis

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process in which an intracellular vesicle moves to the plasma membrane and fuses to the plasma membrane

47
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endcytosis

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a form of active transport in which a cell transports molecules into the cell by engulfing them in an energy using process

48
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organelles in prokaryotic only

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plant: chloroplast animal: centrioles

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scanning electron microscope

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to study details of the surface

50
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transmission electron microscope

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to study the internal structure of cells

51
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cell wall

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rigid structure outside plasma membrane

52
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plasma membrane

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selective barrier that allows passage of O2, nutrients and wastes

53
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bacterial chromosome

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circular

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nucleoid

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where the genetic material is concentrated

55
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bound vs free ribosomes

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ER vs. cytosol, package and export vs. function in cytosol

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endomembrane system

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nuclear envelope, er, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, vacuoles and plasma membrane

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transport vesicle

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transports proteins across cell

58
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functions of smooth ER

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synthesis of lipids: secretes hormones
metabolism of carbs: glycogen, removes phosphate from glucose
detoxification: makes more soluble and easier to flush

59
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broad action enzymes

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perform more than one function

60
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phagocytosis

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a process of amoeba and protists eating by engulfing smaller organisms

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macrophages

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human cells

62
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autophagy

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recycle cellular components by breaking down and returning monomers to the cytosol

63
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food vacuoles

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turn nutrients into stuff the cell needs for the body

64
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contractile vacuoles

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pump excess water out of the cell to maintain a suitable concentration of ions and molecules

65
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central vacuoles in plants

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selective in transporting solutes, holds reserves of important organic compounds disposal site for metabolic byproducts

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peroxisomes

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transfer hydrogen from substrates to oxygen to produce H2O2

67
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cytoskeleton

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network of fibers through cytoplasm: mechanical support and shape and cell mobility

68
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fibers that make up the cytoskeleton

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microtubules, microfilaments, intermediate filaments

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myosin

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motor proteins that move the microfilament

70
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intermediate filaments

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shape and position of organelles

71
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cell wall

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made of polysaccharide cellulose, protection, shape and prevents excessive water uptake

72
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ECM

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extracellular matrix