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Cell Membranes + Structures Flashcards

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Describe the Fluid Mosaic Model

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Fluid - phospholipids can move freely about the bilayer and can rotate about their axis
Mosaic - scattered pattern of protein molecules

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How does a shorter phospholipid tail affect membrane fluidity?

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Makes it LESS fluid

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How does double bonds in phospholipid tail affect membrane fluidity?

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Makes it MORE fluid

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Describe the structure of a phospholipid

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Made up of 2 fatty acid, hydrocarbon tails, a phosphate group and a glycerol molecule

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What part of a phospholipid is hydrophilic and hydrophobic?

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Tail = hydrophobic
Head = hydrophilic

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Give 3 functions of membranes at SURFACE of a cell

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  1. Separates the cell from its surroundings
  2. Maintain environment in cell
  3. Surface antigens identify cell as ‘self’
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Give 3 functions of membranes IN a cell

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  1. Compartmentalize environments
  2. Isolate harmful substances (eg lysosomes)
  3. Allow vesicles to form for endo/exocytosis
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Describe structure of plasma membrane

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Phospholipids - heads pointed out, tails in
Cholesterol - between phospholipids
Carbohydrates - on surface
Proteins - in layer (can be halfway or all the way through membrane)

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How thick is the plasma membrane?

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7nm

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What can pass through plasma membrane freely (and what is the exception?) ?

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Small, lipid soluable, non-polar, non-charged molecules (water can pass freely through aquaporins because its small)

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Name three membrane proteins

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  1. Channel protein
  2. Transmembrane protein
  3. Transmembrane glycoprotein
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What regions does cholesterol have?

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Hydrophobic and hydrophilic

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Where is cholesterol found?

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Between phospholipids

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Whats the role of channel and carrier proteins?

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Transport of water soluable, polar, charged molecules (that can’t pass freely through membrane)

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Whats the function of cholesterol?

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Regulates fluidity

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How does temperature affect membrane fluidity?

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Higher temperature = MORE fluidity

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How does alcohol concentration affect the membrane?

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Higher alcohol concentration DISRUPTS membrane

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Name 3 cell structures with double membranes

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  1. Nucleus
  2. Mitochondria
  3. Chloroplasts
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Name the 10 main proteins in eukaryotic cells

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  1. Nucleus 2. Nucleolus 3. Cytoplasm
  2. Cytoskeleton 5. SER 6. RER 7. Golgi Apparatus 8. Ribosomes
  3. Mitochondria 10. Plasma membrane
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What allows substances in and out of the nucleus?

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Nuclear pores

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Whats the function of the nucleus?

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It stores the human genome and controls the cell by providing instructions for protein synthesis

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Whats does the nucleus produce?

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Proteins

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Whats found in the nucleus?

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Chromatin (DNA wound around histones)

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What types of ribosomes are found on RER?

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80s

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Describe the structure of the RER

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A system cisternae studded with with ribosomes

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Where are 70s ribosomes found?

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In cytoplasm of prokaryotes and in mitochondria and chloroplasts

20
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Why does RER have lots of folds?

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More surface area for protein synthesis

21
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Whats the function of RER?

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Protein synthesis

22
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Whats the function of SER?

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Synthesis of lipids, phospholipids and steroids

23
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Whats the Golgi made of?

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Stacks of flattened membrane bound sacks - cisternae

24
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Whats the fluid filled centre of mitochondria called?

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Matrix

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Whats the function of a ribosome?

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Protein synthesis

24
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Whats the folds in the inner membrane of mitochondria called?

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Cristae

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Whats a lysosome?

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Membrane bound sac

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What does a ribosome look like?

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Made up of a small and large subunit

24
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What 2 things are found in mitochondria?

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Its own DNA and 70s ribosomes

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Whats the function of mitochondria?

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Site of aerobic respiration - making ATP

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Whats the function of Golgi?

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Pinches modified proteins off into transport vesicles

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Which is bigger 70s or 80s ribosomes?

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80s

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Whats inside a lysosome?

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Hydrolytic (digestive) enzyme

25
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Whats the function of lysosome?

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Break own old organelles and foreign matter for reuse

26
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Whats the function of glycol lipids/protein?

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Cell signaling

27
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How do you tell the difference between between glycol lipids and proteins?

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Whether its attached to a lipids or a protein

28
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Describe the structure of a glycol lipid/protein

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A lipid/protein with a carbohydrate

29
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What 3 structures don’t prokaryotes have?

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1- nucleus
2- centrioles
3- membrane bound structures (mitochondria, chloroplasts, RER, SER, Golgi etc)

30
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What 4 structures don’t eukaryotes have?

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1- peptidoglycan cell wall
2- smaller ribosomes
3- naked loop of DNA
4- plasmids

31
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What is the process by which prokaryotes reproduce?

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Binary fission and conjugation (using pili)

32
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What is the bacteria that causes cholera?

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Vibrio cholerae

33
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How is cholera transmitted?

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Faeces

34
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How do we prevent cholera transmission (5 ways)?

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1- cleaner water
2- sewage treatment
3- antibiotics
4- use of proper fertilizers
5- education on good hygiene

35
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What are 3 treatments for cholera?

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1- oral rehydration (glucose and salt solution)
2- water
3- antibiotics

36
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What are the 10 steps for cholera to cause symptoms?

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1- toxins bind to receptors on surface of intestinal cells
2- causes G protein to move into cell
3- activates an enzyme that converts ATP to cAMP
4- cAMP is a 2nd messenger
5- causes enzyme cascade
6- protein kinases activated
7- causes more chloride ion channels embedded in membrane
8- chloride ions leave
9- water potential in cell increases
10- water leaves via osmosis

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