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What is cytology?

[SY] + [TOL] + [UH] + [JEE]

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Cytology is the study of cells.

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What is ingestion?

[IN]+[JES]+[CHUN]

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Ingestion is the ability to bring dissolved materials into a cell. Taking in nutrients.

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What is digestion?

[DY]+[JES]+[CHUN]

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Digestion is the process of using hydrolysis and/or help of enzymes, to break down food and nutrients for your body to use.

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What is respiration?

[RESP] + [UH] + [RAY] + [SHUHN]

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Respiration is the ability to release energy from the breakdown of food molecules.

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What is transport?

[TRAN] + [SPORT]

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Transport is the ability to distribute/circulate molecules from one part of a cell to the other.

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What is secretion?

[SUH]+[KREE]+[SHN]

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Secretion is the ability to release biosynthesized substances.

Biosynthesis is a multi-step, enzyme-catalyzed process where substrates are converted into more complex products in living organisms.

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What is excretion?

[UHK]+[SKREE]+[SHN]

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Excretion is the ability to remove soluble metabolic waste from the cell.

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What is egestion?

[IH]+[JES]+[CHUH]+[N]

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Egestion is the ability to remove non soluble, undigested waste from the cell.

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What is irritability?

[EE]+[RUH]+[TUH]+[BI]+[LUH]+[TEE]

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Irritability is the ability to respond to stimuli.

Stimuli: detectable change in the internal or external environment.

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What is an organelle?

[OR] + [GUH] + [NEL]

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An organelle is a tiny cellular structure that carries out a specific function necessary for the cell to survive.

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What is a prokaryotic cell?

[PROH] + [KARR] + [EE] + [OT] + [IK]

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A prokaryotic cell is a cell that has no nucleus or other distinct, membrane-bound organelles.

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What is a eukaryotic cell?

[YOO]+[KEH]+[REE]+[AA]+[TUHK]

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A eukaryotic cell is a cell with a membrane-bound nucleus and other distinct, membrane-bound organelles.

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What is a plasma membrane?

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A plasma membrane is the semipermeable membrane between the cell contents and the cell’s surroundings.

Semipermeable: allowing some substances to pass through, but not others.

Semipermeable is allowing certain substances to pass through, but not others.

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What is cytoplasm?

[SAI]+[TUH]+[PLA]+[ZM]

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Cytoplasm is a jellylike fluid inside of cells in which organelles are suspended.

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What is cytoplasmic streaming?

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Cytolplasmic streaming is the motion of cytoplasm in a cell that results in a coordinated movement of the cell’s content.

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What are ribosomes?

[RAI]+[BUH]+[SOWMZ]

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Ribosomes are non-membrane-bound organelles responsible for protein structures.

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What is a cell wall?

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A cell wall is a rigid structure on the outside of certain cells, usually plant and bacteria cells.

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What is middle lamella?

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Middle lamella is the thin film between the cell walls of adjacent plant cells.

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What is a nuclear membrane?

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A nuclear membrane is a highly porous membrane that serperates the nucleus of the cell from the cytoplasm.

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What is chromatin?

[KROW]+[MUH]+[TIN]

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Chromatin is long strands of clusters of DNA and proteins (or RNA and proteins) in the nucleus of a cell.

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What is endoplasmic reticulum?

[ENDO]+[PLAZ]+[MIK]-[RUH]+[TI]+[KYUH]+[LUHM]

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Endoplasmic reticulum is and organelle composed of an extensive network of folded membranes that performs several tasks within a cell.

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What is rough ER?

Abbreviation: RER

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Rough ER is endoplasmic reticulum that is dotted with ribosomes.

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What is smooth ER?

Abbreviation: SER

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Smooth ER is endoplasmic reticulum that has no ribosomes.

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What is golgi apparatus?

[GOAL]+[JEE]-[A]+[PA]+[RA]+[TUHS]

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Golgi apparatus is the organelles where proteins and lipids are stored and then modified to suit the needs of the cell.

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What is a vacoule?

[VA]+[KUEL]

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A vacoule is a longer membrane-bound organelle used for storage of food, water, or waste.

It’s like a sac.

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What is a vesicle?

[VEH]+[SUH]+[KL]

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A vesicle is a smaller membrane-bound organelle used mainly for transport of food, waste, or products synthesized for secretion.

Synthesizing is the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole.

27
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What is a secretory vesicle?

[SI] + [KREE] + [TUH] + [REE]-[VEH]+[SUH]+[KL]

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A secretory vesicle is a vesicle that holds products of biosythesis (like proteins) and transports them to the plasma membrane for secretion.

28
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What is a central vacoule?

[SEN]+[TRUHL]-[VA]+[KUEL]

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A central vacoule is a large vacoule that rests at the center of most plant cells and is filled with water.

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What is lysosome?

[LAI]+[SUH]+[ZOWM]

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Lysosome is the organelle in animal cells responsible for hydrolysis reactions that break down proteins, carbohydrates, (polysaccharides, disaccharides), and some lipids.

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What is peroxisome?

[PER]+[AAK]+[SUH]+[SOWM]

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Peroxisome is a cell organelle containing enzymes that catalyze the decomposition of fatty acids and hydrogen peroxide.

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What are mitochondria?

[MAI]+[TUH]+[KAAN]+[DREE]+[UH]

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Mitochondria are double-bound-organelles in which nutrients are converted to energy.

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What are plastids?

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Plastids are double-membrane-bound organelles found in the cells of plants, algae, and some protozoa, generally involved in either the manufacture or storage of food.

Protozoa are one-celled animals found worldwide in most habitats

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What are chloroplasts?

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Chloroplasts are plastids containing the green pigment, chlorophyll, used in photosynthesis.

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What are chromoplasts?

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Chromoplasts are plastids containing yellow, orange, or red pigments used in photosynthesis.

35
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What are leucoplasts?

[LOO]+[KUH]+[PLASTS]

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Leucoplasts are nonpigmented plastids that store starches or oils.

36
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What is a cytoskeleton?

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A cytoskeleton is a network of fibers that holds the cell together, helps the cell keep its shape, and aids in movement.

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What are microfilaments?

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Microfilaments are fine, threadlike proteins found in the cell’s cytoskeleton.

One out of the three things in the cytoskeleton.

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What are intermediate filaments?

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Intermediate filaments are threadlike proteins in the cell’s cytoskeleton that are roughly twice as thick as microfilaments.

One of the three things in the cytoskeleton.

39
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What are microtubules?

[MICRO]+[TOO]+[BE]+[OOLZ]

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Microtubules are spiral strands of protein molecules that form a tubelike structure.

One of the three things in the cytoskeleton.

40
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What are centrioles?

[CEN]+[TREE]+[OLS]

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Centrioles are paired organelles (positioned at right angles to each other) that organzie fibers required for cell division.

Found in animal cells.

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What is a centrosome?

[SEN]+[TRA]+[SOWM]

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A centrosome is a small region near the nucleus that is the main organizing site for microtubules; in animal cells it contains the two centrioles.

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What is the fluid mosaic model?

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The fluid mosaic model is a model proposing that the plasma membrane is composed of a mosaic of components, (mainly phospholipids, proteins, and cholesterol), that are free to move fluidly within the plane of the membrane.

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What is a phospholipid?

[FAWS]+[FO]-[LIPID]

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A phospholipid is a lipid in which one of the fatty acid molecules has been replaced by a molecule that contains a hydrophilic phosphate group.

44
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What is a semipermiable membrane?

(think: sem eye)

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A semipermiable membrane is a membrane that allows some molecules to pass through but does not allow other molecules to pass through.

45
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What is passive transport?

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Passive transport is movement of molecules through the plasma membrane without the need for energy input.

Does not use energy in the process.

46
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What is active transport?

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Active transport is movement of molecules throught the plasma membrane aided by a process that requires energy input.

Uses energy in the process.

47
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What is concentration?

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Concentration is a measurement of how much solute exists within a certain volume of solvent.

The solute is the substance that is being dissolved, while the solvent is the dissolving medium.

48
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What is concentration gradient?

[GRAY]+[DEE]+[UHNT]

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Concentration gradient is the difference in the concentration of like molecules in two areas, like on each side of a plasma membrane.

49
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What is diffusion?

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Diffusion is the random motion of molecules from an area of low concentration (with a concentration gradient) until its concentration becomes equal throughout the area (reaches equilibrium).

50
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What is osmosis?

[OZ]+[MOH]+[SIS]

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Osmosis is the diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane from an area of high water concentration (low solute concentration) to low water concentration (high solute concentration).

51
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What is a hypotonic solution?

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A hypotonic solution is a solution that has a low solute concentration (and so a high water concentration) relative to another solution.

Low solute meaning not much is being dissolved.

52
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What is a hypertonic solution?

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A hypertonic solution is a solution that has a high solute concentration (and so a low water concentration) relative to another solution.

High solute meaning there’s less being dissolved.

53
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What is an isotonic solution?

[ICE]+[UH]+[TONIC]

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An isotonic solution is a solution that has the same solute concentration (and water concentration) relative to another solution.

54
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What is plasmolysis?

[PLAZ]+[MAA]+[LUH]+[SUHS]

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Plasmolysis is when a cell’s cytoplasm collapses due to the lack of water.

55
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What is cytolysis?

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Cytolysis is the rupturing of a cell due to excess internal pressure.

56
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What is facilitated diffusion?

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Facilitated diffusion is the movement of certain molecules across a cell membrane through protein channels from high concentratoin to low concentration.

57
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What is endocytosis

[EN]+[O]+[SAI]+[TOW]+[SUHS]

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Endocytosis is the process of moving particles into the cell by means of vesicles forming from the cell membrane.

58
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What is exocytosis?

[EX]+[O]+[SAI]+[TOW]+[SUHS]

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Exocytosis is the process of moving particles out of the cell by means of vesicle membranes fusing with the cell membrane.

59
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What is phagocytosis?

[FAG]+[e]+[SAI]+[TOW]+[SUHS]

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Phagocytosis is the endocytic process by which a cell engulfs large, solid particles or cells.

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What is pinocytosis?

[PIN]+[O]+[SAI]+[TOW]+[SUHS]

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Pinocytosis is the endocytic process by which a cell absorbs extracellular fluid containing dissolved particles.

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