Cell Structure Test Flashcards

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1
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A group of mutations, known as MT-ND1, have been identified in mitochondrial DNA. These mutations are associated with a number of debilitating diseases stemming from the production of nonfunctional proteins in the mitochondria. Which cellular deficiency would occur due to the mutations.

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Lack of electron transport and ATP production.

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2
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Ribosomes are responsible for…

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Protein synthesis. If the cell can’t form proteins, it’s a defect in the ribosomes.

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3
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Too many toxins in the cell could be a result of deficiencies in the process of…

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Detoxification

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4
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Braking down materials is done by…

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either smooth ER or lysosomes.

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5
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What happens in the golgi

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Proper folding and tagging of proteins for release from cell.

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6
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Electron transport chain and ATP production are associated with proteins in the…

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Inner membrane of mitochondria

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7
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Nonfunctional proteins in the mitochondrion are to result in…

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Reduced ATP production

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8
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Which cellular component will be found in the widest range of organisms in prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

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Ribosomes, all organisms need to synthesize proteins

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9
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What kind of cells don’t contain mitochondria

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Prokaryotic

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10
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Which organelle is used to breakdown glucose

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Mitochondria

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11
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Chloroplasts only found in

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Photautotrophs

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12
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Cell walls found in…

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Prokaryotic cells but not eukaryotes

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13
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Amino acids in…

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Mitochondria

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14
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Amino acids are incorporated into…

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Proteins

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15
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Lysosomes have what type of enzymes

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Hydrolyric

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16
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Protein production in

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Rough ER

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17
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Increasing number of folds in the inner mitochorial membrane is supported by…

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Increases SA available for ATP production, faster cell growth

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18
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Water and cellular wastes are stored where?

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Vacuoles

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19
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The transport of proteins to the plasma membrane typically involves the

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endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi complex, and membrane-bound vesicles.

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20
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Fewer stomata is needed as…

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Concentration of CO2 increases

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21
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Why is testosterone able to enter into the membrane?

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It is nonpolar and can diffuse thru membrane

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22
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Steroids diffuse through

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Phospholipid membrane

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23
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Steroids won’t firm..

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Covalent bonds with peripheral membrane proteins.

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24
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Protein Channels allow…

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Large or charged molecules that can’t cross the membrane

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25
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Testosterone charge

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Uncharged and hydrophobic

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26
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The interior of a phospholipid bilayer is…

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Hydrophobic

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27
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Region 1 of protein… region 2…

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Region 1: interacts with aqueous environment: hydrophilic.

Region 2: interior of bilayer, hydrophobic

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28
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Cholesterol structure and function

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iRegulate fluidity if cells plasma membrane, polar head and non polar region

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29
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What transport methods are affected by temperature

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Active transport and diffusion, transport rates increase at increased temp

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30
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Active transport needs..

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ATP.

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31
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Endocytosis of protein won’t occur when

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Protein is unavailable outside cells

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32
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Changing concentration of a protein will change the…

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Availability of protein outside the cells

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33
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What is endocytosis

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Actively transporting molecules in cell by engulfing with membrane

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34
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What organelle digests food brought into cell with endocytosis

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Lysosome

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35
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After a vesicles containing food fuses with lysosome, H+ ions…

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Are transported into lysosome from cytosine

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36
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Lowering of pH of lysosome results in

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Activating enzymes that digest

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37
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Simple diffusion allows molecules to move

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Down a concentration gradient. Charged H ions can’t pass through bilayer without channel protein

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38
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Which of the following transport mechanisms will be affected most directly by a temporary shortage of ATP molecules inside the cell?

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The transport of glucose molecules against a concentration gradient

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39
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The movement of water molecules through aquaporins is an example of…

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Passive transport, doesn’t require ATP

39
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Oxygen molecules move across membrane by…

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Simple diffusion, doesn’t need energy

40
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Against concentration gradient…

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Requires ATP

41
Q

Without ATP, the Na+ concentration outside the cell will…

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Decrease because ions leak into cell but won’t be pumped out of cell

42
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Without ATP sodium ions will leak

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Into cell, resulting in increased concentration in cell

43
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Without ATP K+ concentration inside cell will

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Decrease because ions leak out of cell but won’t be pumped in

44
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WithoutATP k concentration outside cell will.

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Increase because ions Elam out of cell, not being pumped in

45
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Thicker bilayer will..

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Slow movement of substances across membrane

46
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Embedded proteins increase…

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Movement of substances across membrane

47
Q

Lowosmolarity to high is an example of

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Passive transport

48
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Water molecules move by diffusion through aquaporins..

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Passive transport

49
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Assistance of protein channels and large molecules

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Facilitated diffusion

50
Q

Molecules that move against a concentration gradient

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Active transport

51
Q

If hydrolytic enzymes are released,

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Cell death happens

52
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Smooth ER plays a role in

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Lipid synthesis

53
Q

Photosynthesis occurs in

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Chloroplasts and some prokaryotes

54
Q

Which of the following observations best supports the claim that mitochondria evolved from once-free-living prokaryotic cells by the process of endocytosis?

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Mitochondria surrounded by double membrane

55
Q

Cellulase function

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Digests cellulose and damages cell wall, not cell membrane

56
Q

Examples of passive transport

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Steroids, CO2

57
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small non charged particle in

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Simple diffusion

58
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Active transport examples

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Pumps, hydrogen pump, sucrose w proton pump,

59
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endosymbiosic organelles and free living differences

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Endo: help the greater cell it’s apart of

Free living: work for themselves

60
Q

What cells do and don’t have compartmentalization

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Do: eukaryotic

Don’t p: prokaryotic

61
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Tonicity

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Hypotonic, hypertonic, isotonic

62
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Hypotonic vs hypertonic

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Hypo: concentration greater inside cell.
Hyper: concentration greater outside cell

63
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Which type of cells are more efficient

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Eukaryotes

64
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Double membranes of mitochondria

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Folder inner membrane to increase SA AND ATP production.

Outer membrane

65
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Rough ER makes what

A

Proteins

66
Q

Smooth ER synthesizes what

A

Lipids

67
Q

Flagella and cilli are found in

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mitochondria

68
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What type of ribosomes are in rough ER and make things to be exported out of cell

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Bound

69
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What type of ribosome makes things staying inside cell

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Free

70
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SA to V ratio

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Rate of diffusion doesn’t change, when cell grows volume increases at higher rate

71
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Why are cells so small

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Smaller cells have higher ratio allowing more molecules to move across membrane, cells need to distribute and get rid of wastes fast

72
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Cell wall function and structure

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Protection, turgor pressure protection, made of cellulose and structural proteins

73
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Cholesterol helps w…

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Rigidity of membrane

74
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Name for channel proteins

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Aquaporins

75
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Phospholipids

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Hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail, regulate cellular processes

76
Q

Cholesterol

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Support, sterol lipid

77
Q

Hydrophobic interior, channels, cell adhesion: what am I

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Integral protein

78
Q

Bound to surface of membrane, size and shape of membrane: what am I?

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Peripheral protein

79
Q

Bind cells together, collagen makeup, regulates cellular functions

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Extracellukar matrix

80
Q

Carbohydrate, stability, cellular recognition

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Glycolipid

81
Q

Sugar attached, adhesion

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Glycoprotein

82
Q

Example of facilitated diffusion

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Glucose, carrier mediated

H20: channel mediated

83
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Simple diffusion:

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No ATP, along concentration gradient, nonpolar small particles

84
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Single ATP powered pump that transports a certain solute indirectly drives active transport of solutes

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Co transport

85
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Example of cotransport

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Hydrogen and sucrose, proton pump

86
Q

What goes in and out of the sodium potassium pump

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2 K in, 3 Na out

87
Q

How does the structure of membranes influenced selective permeability

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Phospholipids tightly packed

Interior hydrophobic, allows certain substances inside to pass through

88
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Mechanisms organisms used to maintain solutes and water balance

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Simple Diffusion

89
Q

Large molecule transport across the plasma membrane

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Passive transport: diffusion, osmosis, filtration

90
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Passive transport diffuses…

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Down concentration gradient, areas of high to low concentration

91
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Osmoregulation

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Constant water pressure and maintain salt

92
Q

What types of molecules will go through facilitated diffusion

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Polar, charge molecules.

93
Q

Explain how the structure of a molecule affects its ability to pass through the plasma membrane.

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Some membrane is a barrier, depends on the concentration, charge, and size. Molecules diffuse in areas of high to low concentration

94
Q

Membrane bound structures of a eukaryotic cell

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Packaging structures, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, nucleus, Golgi, vacuoles, mitochondria, chloroplasts, lysosomes

95
Q

Explain how internal membranes and membrane-bound organelles contribute to compartmentalization of eukaryotic cell functions.

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Membranes and membrane-bound organelle’s compartmentalize metabolic processes and enzyme

96
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Example of compartmentalization

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Nuclear membrane , Nuclear pours