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Cell Organisation Flashcards

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Structure of prokaryotic cells

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Contain no nucleus

No cell membrane

DNA/RNA is located in cytoplasm

Contains a cell wall

Divides through binary fission (rapid mitosis)

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Structure of eukaryotic cells

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Contain a nucleus & membrane bound organelles

Only plants & fungi contain a cell wall

Division involves mitosis

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What is a cell membrane

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A flexible, semi-permeable membrane (phospholipid bilayer) that separates the cells external & internal environment

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Transmembrane proteins (emdedded in cell membranes) help to perform

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Movement of substances in/out of cells

Immunological identity (helps immune system to recognise our own cells)

Receptors (recognition site for
hormones)

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5
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What is a cell junction

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Contact/communication points between adjacent cell membranes of tightly packed cells

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Examples of tight junctions

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Found in stomach, intestines & bladder

Where the transmembrane protein fuse cells together to reinforce the junctions & seal off passageways to prevent leaking

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7
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Examples of gap junctions

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Small fluid-filled tunnels between neighbouring cells

Nerves

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Which body cells do not have a nucleus

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Red blood cells

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9
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What does the nucleolus produce

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RNA (Ribonucleic Acid)

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What are chromosomes

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Thread-like structures of nucleic acids & proteins found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information
Coiled up DNA

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How many chromosomes are in each cell in the body (apart from gametes)

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46

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12
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How many chromosomes are in gametes

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23 pairs

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What are the two pairs of male & female gametes

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Male - XY

Female - XX

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Why are males more likely to develop genetic diseases

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If there is a disease on the single X chromosome, the Y cannot counteract it unlike female gametes

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What are histones

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Proteins that DNA form a double helix around

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What is the meaning of epigenetics

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Where enviornments can impact which genes are switched on

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17
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What is the cytoskeleton

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A network of protein filaments that extends through the cytosol

18
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What do the protein filaments in the cytoskeleton assist

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Help cells generate movement eg enables white blood cells to migrate to sites of injury

In muscle cells they are the organelle that enables muscle contraction

Physical support & shape

Assists in cell division

19
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What is ATP

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Adenosine Triphosphate - the energy currency of somatic cells

20
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What processes do mitochondria undergo

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Use oxygen & nutrients such as glucose to create ATP via aerobic respiration

21
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What are ribosomes

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The sites of protein synthesis containing high quantities of RNA
They are either free ‘mobile’ in cytoplasm or bound to rough endoplasmic reticulum

22
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the difference between free ribosomes & stationary

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Free ribosomes make protein for inside the cell whereas those on the rough endoplasmic reticulum make proteins for outside the cell

23
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What is the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

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A network of membranes in the form of flattened sacs which extends from the nucleur envelope throughout the cytoplasm to the cell membrane

Endoplasmic- within plasma
Reticulum- network

24
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Compare the two types of ER

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Rough ER is continuous with the nucleur membrane & its outer surface is studded with ribosomes which synthesises & transports proteins
Smooth ER contains no ribosomes but instead unique enzymes which perform lipid & hormone synthesis, in the liver enzymes detoxify & in muscle it releases calcium for contraction

25
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What is the function of the golgi apparatus

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Modifies, sorts, packages & transports proteins received from the rough ER
Enzymes modify the proteins & they bud off in transport vesicles
It consists of flattened membranous sacs & most cells have several Golgi

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What is the function of lysosomes

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Vesicles that contain as many as 60 powerful enzymes which can breakdown a variety of molecules
They recycle worn out organelles by engullfing, digesting & returning components to the cytosol for reuse
Also used to digest foreign cells
And release enzymes externally eg with sperm to assist egg entry

Lyso- breakdown
Soma-body

27
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Process of mitosis

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Full set of chromosomes is first duplicated & then evenly distributed into both daughter cells
1 division creating 2 identical diploid daughter cells
Used for growth & repair
But we are Born with a set number of brain & muscle cells & egg cells which cannot undergo mitosis

28
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Process of meiosis

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Gametes produce 4 haploid nucleus (half) cells through 2 divisions
The 4 cells produced are non-identical

29
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What is a zygote

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Diploid cells which have 2 copies of chromosomes (23 pairs)

Zygote leads onto undergoing mitosis which develops into an embryo & eventually a foetus

30
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The four amino acids in DNA sequences

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Adenine
Cytosine
Thymine
Guanine

31
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The two phases of protein synthesis

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  1. Transcription - copy of one gene made into mRNA (messenger RNA) which travels out of the nucleus to a ribosome
  2. Translation - ribosomes read the code & produces a chain of amino acids to form the required protein

(If protein used within cell distributed by free ribsomones, if outside of cell by the Golgi)

32
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Passive transport of molecules & examples

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Movement of substances from an area of HIGH - low concentration (moving down the conc gradient) & requires no energy

Eg
Diffusion ie gases
Osmosis
Facilitated diffusion

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Active transport of molecules & examples

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Movement of substances from an area of LOW - high concentration (up the conc gradient) & requires ATP energy

Egs
Pumps (sodium potassium pump)-
Endocytosis
Exocytosis

34
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What is pinocytosis

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Specialised cells that drink fluids

35
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What is diffusion

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Movement of molecules down the conc gradient such as gases eg oxygen

36
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What is osmosis

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Movement of water down the conc gradient

Dilutes concentrated & concentrates diluted

37
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What is facilitated diffusion

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Movement down the conc gradient aided by transmembrane proteins
For larger substances eg glucose & charged molecules

38
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What are active transport pumps

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Use protein pumps in the cell membrane to allow specific molecules up the conc gradient
Sodium potassium pump important for nerves

39
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What is endocytosis

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Engulfing of particles into the cell through cell membrane extensions
Either phagocytosis or pinocytosis

40
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What is exocytosis

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Removal of waste from the cell

Fuses with membrane before being expelled

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