Cell Model: Plant Cell Flashcards

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1
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Have a rigid protective? Outside the cell membrane that works to maintain cell shape.

A

Cell wall

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2
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A fact:the cell wall is composed of polysaccharides including cellulose in higher plants

A

True

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3
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The term cytoplasm refers to the cytosol plus the organelles suspended in it

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True

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4
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A fact: communication with the cytosol occurs via pores

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True

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5
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Ribosomes move to the rough ER where they participate in protein synthesis

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True

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6
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Ribosomes are made in the?

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Nucleolus

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7
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Plant vacuoles can be quite large and play roles in ?

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Storing nutrients&waste products.
Increasing cell size during growth.
Having lysosomal functions.
Preventing wilting through regulation of turgor pressure

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8
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? In plants are membrane bound packets of oxidative enzymes

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Peroxisomes

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9
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Peroxisome functions include?

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-converting fatty acids to sugar
-assisting chloroplast in photorespiration

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10
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? Are rare in plant cells but there are exceptions

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Lysosomes

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11
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A fact: hydrolytic enzymes of plant cells are more often found in the large vacuole

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True

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12
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On plant cells ? (microtubule organizing center-MTOC) is simpler than in animal cells and does not contain centrioles

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Centrosome

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13
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The function of the centrosome is the production of microtubules

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True

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14
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? Are found in higher plants

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Chloroplast

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15
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These organelles contain the chlorophyll pigment that traps the light energy used in photosynthesis

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Chloroplast

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16
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? Converts the energy from sungligth water and carbon dioxide into usable sugars

A

Photosynthesis

17
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Have a double membrane and within the stroma have stacks of membrane thykaloids called grana

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(A: fact called grana)
Answer: chloroplast

18
Q

Are the cellular power centers making usable energy (as ATP) from sugar (produced in the chloroplast)& oxygen

A

Mitochondria

19
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This process occurs on the convoluted inner mitochondrial surface

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(cristae) or mitochondria

20
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The resulting ATP is used for activities including?

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-growth cell division
-protein production