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Cell Structure and Function (Lecture 4) Flashcards

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Who first coined the term “Cell” by looking at sections of cork tissue under a magnifying glass?

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Robert Hook

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Who invented the first microscope and viewed pond water under it, calling the creatures he saw in it “animalcules”?

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Anton Von Leeuwenhoek

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What are all organisms comprised of?

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Cells

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Where do all cells arise from?

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Pre-existing Cells

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How large are Prokaryotic Cells?

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1-10 Micrometers

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How large are Eukaryotic Cells?

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10-100 Micrometers

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What is the region of the Cytoplasm that unbound DNA is located in in Prokaryotic Cells?

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The Nucleoid Region of the Cytoplasm

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The phospholipid bilayer that regulates what moves in and out of a cell

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Cell Membrane

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What is the cell wall made out of in Prokaryotic Cells?

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Peptidoglycan

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This is the jelly like coating with attached pili (fimbriae) which are hair-like extensions for attachment

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Capsule

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Tiny structures for protein synthesis

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Ribosomes

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Container holding DNA within the cytoplasm in Eukaryotic Cells

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Nucleus

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Cell structures covered by a double membrane covering

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Envelope

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What is the cell wall made up of in algae and plants?

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Cellulose

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What protects plant cells and provides shape and structural support?

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The Cell Wall

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What is the cell wall made up of in Slime Molds and Fungi?

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Chitin

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What cells is the Cell Membrane present in?

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All Cells

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18
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What is selective permeablility?

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The ability to regulate what comes in and out of the cell via the Cell Membrane

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What is the Cell Membrane generally described as?

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A phospholipid bilayer

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This component of the Cell Membrane serves as a general barrier for the cell

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Phospholipids

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Which part of the plasma membrane are used specifically for transport?

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Integral Proteins

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What part of the Cell Membrane is used specifically for receiving chemical signals?

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Peripheral proteins

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The extensions from the phospholipid bilayer of a cell that is used for attachment to other cells or to surfaces is made out of what polymer?

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Carbohydrates

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What holds the Cell Membrane together while promoting flexibility?

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Cholesterol

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This is the control center of the cell

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Nucleus

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What is the fluid in the Nucleus?

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Nucleoplasm

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The double membrane covering the Nucleus

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Nuclear Envelope

28
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Where is the Nucleolus located?

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Inside the Nucleus

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What does the Nucleolus produce?

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Ribosomes

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What fluid inside the cell contains water and any dissolved solutes?

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Cytosol

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What are the two components that the Cytoplasm includes?

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The Cytosol and all the the structures suspended within it

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The Protein matrix running through the cytoplasm

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Cytoskeleton

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Hollow tubes of the protein Tubulin, used in cell division

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Microtubules

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Thin strips of the protein actin, used in cell movement

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Microfilaments

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These consist of rope-like fibers of the protein Keratin, and protect a cell against stress and trauma

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Intermediate Fibers

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A dense network of fine, wispy proteins, that anchors cell structures in the cytoplasm

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Microtrabeculae

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These Vacuoles are only located in protozoans. They store and expel excess water

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Contractile Vacuoles

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These Vacuoles, that are only located in animal cells, store triglycerides

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Fat Vacuole

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This Vacuole, that are only located in plant cells, store water and can take up between 50-90% of the cell

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Central Vacuole

40
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An organelle that is the site of cellular respiration, which is the process of converting glucose into ATP

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Mitochondrion

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The Fluid in the Mitochondrion

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Matrix

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The folds of the inner membrane of the Mitochondrion

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Cristae

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An organelle in plant and algal cells that is the site of photosynthesis, which converts light energy into glucose

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Chloroplast

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Energy-rich fluid in the Chloroplast

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Stroma

45
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Membranous disk covered by light trapping pigments

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Thylakoid Disks

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A stack of Thylakoid disks

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Granum

47
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The tiniest of all cell structures that is both found in all cells and the site of protein synthesis

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Ribosomes

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Membrane bound sacs of hydrolytic enzymes that:
Digests a cell’s food and waste
Breaks down Damaged cell structures
Destroys foreign agents

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Lysosomes

49
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Membrane bound sacs of catalytic enzymes purpose made to break down toxic hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen

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Peroxisomes

50
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A system of membranous channels with compartments that form vesicles

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The Endoplasmic Reticulum

51
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This part of the cell has ribosomes attached and processes and packages protein

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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

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This part of the cells is the site of lipid synthesis that can also store calcium and perform detoxification

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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

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This stack of membrane bound flattened sacs is referred to as the packaging and distribution center of the cell. It can also form lysosomes and peroxisomes

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Golgi Apparatus

54
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Long whip-like tails used for movement

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Flagella

55
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Shorter, hair-like extensions that move like stiff oars

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Cilia

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What are both Cilia and Flagella made of?

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Microtubules

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This part of the cell is only present in animal-like cells, and is used in cell division

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Centrioles

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The area of the cytoplasm in which Centrioles sit

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Centrosome

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This plant cell junction is a channel that connect two adjacent cells and allow for the cells to communicated and share cytoplasm and nutrients

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Plasmodesmata

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This animal cell junction produces a leak-proof tissue with snap-like connection between adjacent cells

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Tight Junction

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This animal cell junction is a button-like connection between adjacent cells that still allows for fluid to move between it

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Desmosomes

62
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This animal cell junction is made of channels that connect two adjacent cells and, similar to plasmodesmata, allow for cells to communicate and share substances

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Gap junction

63
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How many subunits are ribosomes made of?

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Two, a small and a large subunit

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What is the name of Ribosomes attached to proteins of the cytoskeleton?

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Free Ribosomes

65
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What is the name of Ribosomes attached to the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum?

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Bound Ribosomes

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