Cell Biology KA 1,2,3 Flashcards

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Whats in an animal cell

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Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Ribosome
Mitochondrion
Cell membrane

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Whats in a plant cell

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Nucleus
Cell wall
Cell membrane
Vacuole
Ribosome
Cytoplasm
Mitochondrion
Chloroplast

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Whats in a fungal cell

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Nucleus
Cell wall
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Ribosome
Vacuole
Mitochondrion

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Whats in a bacterial cell

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Cell wall
Cell membrane
Ribosome
Chromosome
Plasmid
Cytoplasm

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What are cell membranes made of

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They are made of two layers of phospholipids with proteins embedded on top or going through the phospholipids acting as a chanel

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Cell membrane

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Thin layer surrounding the cytoplasm that controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell

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Cell wall

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Mesh of cellulose fibre that surrounds and supports a plant cell

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Central Vacuole

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Liquid filled sack like structure in a plant cell that regulates the water content of the cell and stores solutes

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Chloroplast

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Discus shaped organelle containing green chlorophyll to trap light energy for photosynthesis

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Cytoplasm

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Fluid or jelly like background material in which may biochemical reactions occur in all cells

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Micrometer

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Unit of length that is 1000th of a millimetre

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Millimetre

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Unit of length that is 1000th of a metre

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Mitochondrion

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Sausage shaped, organelle, responsible for aerobic respiration

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Nucleus

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Large, normally spherical structure that contains chromosomes and controls the cell activities

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Organelle

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General term for a functionally, discrete sub cellular structure, normally surrounded by a membrane

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Plasmid

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Tiny circular structure of DNA in a bacterium that can be replicated and transferred between bacteria

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Ribosome

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Tiny structure in a cell cytoplasm that lacks a membrane and is the site of protein synthesis

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Active

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Time describing the transport of molecules or ions against the concentration gradient where energy is required

19
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Concentration Gradient

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The difference in concentration exists between two regions, resulting in diffusion of molecules

20
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Contractile vacuole

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Structure used by a unicellular animal to remove excess water gained by osmosis

21
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Diffusion

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The process involving the movement of molecules or ions from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration

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Osmosis

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Net movement of water molecules from a higher water concentration to a lower water concentration through a selectively permeable membrane

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Passive

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Term describing the transport of molecules or ions down a concentration gradient where no energy is required

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Phospholipid

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Type of molecule, many of which make up a double layer in a cell membrane

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Plasmolysed

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Time describing a plant cell, whose contents have shrunk and pulled away from the cell wall as a result of excessive water loss by osmosis

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Protein

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Type of molecule, many of which arranged as a patchy mosaic in the cell membrane

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Selectively permeable

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Describing a membrane that allows rapid movement through it of a small molecules, such as water, but not large molecules

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Turgid

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Term describing a plant cell or tissue swollen with water taken by osmosis

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Adenine

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Best present in DNA, which is complimentary to thymine

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Amino acid

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Molecular component of protein

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Base

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General term for molecular component of DNA

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Cytosine

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Base present in DNA, which is complimentary to guanine

33
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DNA

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Type of nucleic acid present in chromosomes

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Double Helix

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Two stranded molecule of DNA wounding into a spiral

35
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Gene

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A region of DNA on a chromosome, which codes for a protein

36
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Genetic code

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Molecular language determined by the sequence of bases in a DNA chain

37
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Guanine

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Base present in DNA, which is complementary to cytosine

38
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mRNA

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Type of nucleic acid, which carries a complimentary copy of the genetic code from DNA to a ribosome

39
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Ribosome

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Sub cellular structure, which is the site of protein synthesis

40
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Thymine

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Best present in DNA, which is complementary to adenine

41
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What are some examples of diffusion in cells

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Glucose
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide

42
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What are the 3 parts of a DNA Nucleotide

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Phosphate
Deoxyribose sugar
Base

43
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Whats a molecule of DNA made of

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Two strands that twist around each other to form a double stranded helix shape. This shape is held together by weak hydrogen bonds

44
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Whats one difference between DNA and mRNA

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mRNA is single stranded
It has a Uracil base instead of Thymine
It contains a ribose sugar instead of a Deoxyribose sugar