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CELLS Flashcards

1
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Determines the function and form of the human body.

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Cells

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2
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Basic living unit of all living organisms?

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Cells

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3
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Human have what type of cells?

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Multiple

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4
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Cells are specialized to perform _______?

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Specific functions

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5
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Organelles are also called as?

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Little organs

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6
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They are specialized parts of the cells that perform a specific function.

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Organelles

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7
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Type of organelles that contains the genetic material of the DNA and nucleoli.

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Nucleus

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8
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Another function of Nucleus.

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Site of RNA synthesis and ribosomal sub-unit assembly.

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9
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The living material that surrounds the nucleus.

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Cytoplasm

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10
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Location and function of the nucleus?

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Center of the cell; control and regulates cell activities and it contains most of the genetic material of the cell.

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11
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Encloses the cytoplasm.

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Plasma membrane/cell membrane

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12
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Function and location of ribosomes.

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This is where synthesis of proteins takes place. Located in the cytoplasm

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13
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Function and location of Rough E.R

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Many ribosomes are attached; site of protein synthesis. Located in the cytoplasm. Contains 1 small and 1 large sub-unit.

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14
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Function and location of Smooth E.R

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Consists of closely packed stacks of curved membrane bound sacs and site of lipid synthesis and takes part in detoxification of chemicals within the cells. Located in the cytoplasm.

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15
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Function and location of Golgi Apparatus

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Changes the structure of protein and helps in packaging of proteins in secretory vessels. Located in cytoplasm.

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Secretory Vesicles

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Contains materials that are produced in the cell; formed by the Golgi apparatus and; secreted by exocytosis. Located in cytoplasm.

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17
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Function and location of Lysosome.

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Contains enzymes that digest material that will be taken into the cell. Loc. cytoplasm.

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18
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Peroxisome

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Breaks down fatty acids, amino acids, and hydrogen peroxide which is a by-product of amino-acid, and fatty acid. Loc. cytoplasm.

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19
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Mitochondria

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Major site of ATP synthesis and site of aerobic respiration. Inner membrane contains folds called cristae. Loc. cytoplasm.

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20
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Function and location of the Microtubule

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Gives support to the cytoplasm; they also assists in cell division and forms components of cilia and flagella. Loc. cytoplasm.

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Centrioles

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In-charge of the movement of chromosomes during cell division. Loc. cytoplasm.

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Cilia

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Moves substances over surfaces of certain cells. Loc. Cell surface

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23
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Flagella

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Propels (movement) sperm cells. Loc. sperm cell surface.

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24
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Microvilli

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Increases the surface area of certain cells. Loc. Extensions of cell surface.

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25
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Four major function of the cells

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  1. Cell metabolism
  2. Synthesis of molecules
  3. Communication
  4. Inheritance and reproduction
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26
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Chemical reactions within the body is collectively called as?

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Cell metabolism

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27
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The energy produced during cell metabolism are used in what cell activities?

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Heat production, muscle contraction, and molecule production

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28
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What type of molecules are synthesized in the cell?

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Lipid, nucleic acids, and proteins

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29
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______characteristics of ___ are determined by the type of molecule they synthesize.

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Structural and functional; cells

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30
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Cells communicate by sending and receiving ____ and ________ ____?

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Chemical and electrical signals

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31
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What is contained in each cell?

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Copies of genetic information

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32
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Outermost part of the cell and encloses and divides the material inside and outside the cell.

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Cell membrane/plasma membrane

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33
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Substances inside the cell.

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Intracellular substances

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34
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Substances outside the cell.

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Extracellular substances

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35
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Cell membrane acts as _____; decides what goes inside and outside the cell.

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Selective barrier

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36
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Two types of molecules that make up the cell?

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Phospholipids and proteins

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37
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Other types of molecules present in the cell.

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Cholesterol and carbohydrates

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38
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Model of the arrangement of molecules inside the cell?

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Fluid Mosaic Model

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39
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A type of phospholipid that is polar (water loving) and has a phosphate-containing end, faces the fluids in the cell

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Hydrophilic

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40
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A type of phospholipid that is non-polar (water fearing) and has a fatty-acid ends, faces away from the fluids inside the cell.

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Hydrophobic

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41
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Double layer of phospholipids inside the cells forms ______ between inside and outside the cell.

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Lipid barrier

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42
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Involved in the movement of substances through the cell membrane.

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Membrane channel and carrier molecules

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43
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Part of the intercellular communication, and it enables recognition and coordination of cell activities.

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Receptor molecules

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44
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Semi permeable; it allows substances to pass through but not all

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Cell membrane

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45
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In the cell membrane substances such as enzymes, glycogen, potassium ions (k+) are at _______

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Higher concentration intracellularly

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46
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In the cell membrane substances such as enzymes Na+, Ca2+, and Cl- are at _______

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Low concentration extracellularly

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47
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in the cell membrane, _____ enter; _____ exits

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Nutrients; wastes

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48
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What movement through the cell membrane does not require energy to move?

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Passive membrane transport mechanism

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49
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Examples of Passive membrane transport mechanism?

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Osmosis, diffusion, facilitated diffusion

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50
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What movement through the cell membrane requires energy to move?

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Active membrane transport mechanism

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51
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Examples of active membrane transport mechanism?

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Active transport, secondary active transport, endocytosis, exocytosis

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52
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Solutes such as ions/molecules move from higher area of concentration to an area of lower concentration is what type of movement through the cell membrane?

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Diffusion

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53
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Composed of solutes and solvent?

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Solution

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54
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_____ are substances that are dissolved in either gas/liquid which is called the _______

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Solute; solvent

55
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Difference in the concentration of a solute bet. two points divided by the distance bet. the two points.

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Concentration gradient

56
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What happens when substances moves down or with its CG?

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Solute is diffusing from higher to lower concentration

57
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What happens when substances moves up or against its CG?

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Solute is diffusing from lower to higher CG

58
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Does substances that moves up/against its CG require energy to move?

59
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Acts as barrier to most water-soluble substances in the cellular membrane

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Phospholipid bi-layer

60
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Certain __________ substances can diffuse between _______ of the cells

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Small water-soluble; phospholipid molecules

61
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What is the water soluble substance/s that can diffuse across the cell membrane only through passing _____ _______.

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Ions; cell membrane channels

62
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What molecules can easily pass the phospholipid bi-layers? Give examples.

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Lipid-soluble molecules i.e. 02 and C02, & steroids

63
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Two classes of cell membrane channels

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  1. Leak channel

2. Gated channel

64
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What type of cell membrane channels constantly allows ions to pass through?

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Leak channel

65
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What type of cell membrane channels opens and closes to limit the entry of ions across the cellular membrane?

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Gated channels

66
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Diffusion of water (solvent) across a selectively permeable membrane (CM) from a region with high water concentration to a region with low water concentration.

67
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What is the importance of osmosis?

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Osmosis is important because cells large volume changes caused by water movement can disrupt cells normal functions.

68
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Osmosis occurs when cellular membrane is ____,_____, and ______.

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less permeable, selectively permeable, and not permeable to solutes.

69
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Water diffuses from the _______ (less sugar, more water) to ______ (more sugar, less water)

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Less concentrated; more concentrated

70
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Force required to prevent movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane. This is also the measure of tendency of water to move by osmosis to SPM.

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Osmotic pressure

71
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This is produced when the weight of the solution in the tube rises.

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Hydrostatic pressure

72
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The _______ the amount of solution the ________ its osmotic pressure and the ______ the tendency of water to move into the solution.

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The greater, the greater, the greater

73
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This type of solution has low concentration solutes; higher concentration of water.

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Hypotonic solution

74
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This type of solution has lower osmotic pressure.

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Hypotonic solution

75
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What will happen in the cells under hypotonic solution?

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The cells will swell, and may rupture.

76
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What is the process wherein cells under hypotonic solution swells and may rupture?

77
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This type of solution has high solute concentration but lower water concentration?

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Hypertonic solution

78
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what will happen to the cells under hypertonic solution? What is the process?

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Cells will shrink; crenation

79
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These are proteins within the cells that are involved in carrier mediated transport mechanism

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Carrier molecules

80
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What is the function of the carrier molecules?

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moves larger water-soluble substances or electrically charged ions across cell membrane

81
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Carrier mediated transport mechanism exhibits ______. Only ______ molecules are transported by carriers.

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Specificity: specific

82
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NA+ will be carried by Na+ channels? T or F?

83
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Kinds of CMTM?

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Facilitated diffusion, active transport, secondary active transport, endocytosis, and exocytosis

84
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Moves SUBSTANCES across the cell membrane from an area of higher concentration to an with lower concentration of that specific substance.

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Facilitated diffusion

85
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What substances are transported via facilitated diffusion?

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glucose, NA+

86
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Will facilitated diffusion require metabolic energy to perform Why or why not and explain.

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No because it moves with its CG

87
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This type of CMTM, moves substances from an area with lower water concentration to an area with higher water concentration.

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Active transport

88
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Active transport requires what?

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Metabolic energy in the form of ATP.

89
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This type of cmtm, actively transports ONE substance such NA+ causing the formation of a CG

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Secondary active transport

90
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In the secondary active transport, the diffusion of the substances down its CG ________?

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Provides energy to transport 2nd substance such as glycose, across CM.

91
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Type of transport wherein, diffusing substances moves in the same direction with the transported substance?

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Cotransport

92
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Type of transport wherein, diffusing substances moves in the opposite direction with the transported substance?

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Counter transport

93
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Membrane bound sacs that transports large water soluble molecules that cant be transported by carrier molecules?

94
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Uptake of materials through the cell membrane.

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Endocytosis

95
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Used in endocytosis when solid particles are engulfed. Also called as cell-eating.

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Phagocytosis

96
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This also known as cell-eating, smaller vesicles are formed, and contain liquid rather than solid.

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Pinocytosis

97
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Allows the release of materials from cells.

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Exocytosis

98
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This bound the nucleus and consists of inner and outer membranes, w/ narrow space bet.

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Nuclear envelope

99
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Forms when nuclear envelope come together. Materials can also pass in and out the nucleus.

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Nuclear pores

100
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Consists of DNA and proteins.

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Chromosomes

101
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How many pairs of chromosomes are present in the nuclei of human cells?

102
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Chromosomes that are loosely coiled.

103
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Called as little nucleus which diffuses bodies with no surrounding membrane.

104
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Sub-units of ribosomes are located in where?

105
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Produced in the nucleolus to form small and large ribosomal sub-unit.

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Ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA)

106
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Material within the inner membrane of the mitochondria

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Mitochondrial matrix

107
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Acts as internal framework of the cell.

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Cytoskeleton

108
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Type of protein structure that is hollow, formed from protein synthesis.

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Microtubules

109
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Type of protein structure that are small fibrils from protein sub-units. involved in cell movement during cell division.

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Microfilaments

110
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Type of protein structure that are smaller than microtubules but are bigger than microfilaments

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Intermediate filaments

111
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Located in the centrosome, made up of microtubules

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Centrioles

112
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Process wherein the DNA contains the information that directs protein synthesis.

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Gene expression

113
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Sequence of nucleotides that provides a chemical set of instructions for making a specific protein.

114
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Process wherein cells make a copy of the gene necessary to make a particular protein. Where does this occur?

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Translation; nucleus

115
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Process wherein the copied info is converted into a protein. Where does this occur?

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Transcription; ribosomes

116
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This is the copy of the genes that is produced during transcription.

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Messenger RNA (mRNA)

117
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Ingredients necessary for protein synthesis

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Amino acids

118
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Two major phases of the cell cycle and their functions

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Interphase- non-dividing

Cell division- dividing

119
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What happens in the interphase?

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Cell is replicated

120
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What is cell division?

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The formation of cells from a single parent

121
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What is mitosis?

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Forms new cells for growth and tissue repair

122
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What is Meiosis?

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Forms sex cells necessary for reproduction.

123
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What type of cells are diploid?

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All cells except sex cells (46)

124
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What type of cells are haploid?

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Sex cells (23)

125
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Process wherein parents cells divides, forming 2 new daughter cells with the same amount of DNA with the parent cell.

126
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Four major processes of mitosis

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Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase

127
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A process in mitosis wherein each chromosomes consists of two chromatids joined together in a centromere.

128
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A process in mitosis wherein the two nuclei assume their normal shape, and cell division is completed producing 2 new daughter cells.

129
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A process in mitosis wherein chromosomes align at the center of the cell plate

130
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A process in mitosis wherein chromatids separate at the centromere and migrate to opposite poles.

131
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The process by which cells develop with specialized functions and structures.

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Differentiation

132
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Also called as programmed cell death because this is the process wherein cell numbers with various tissues are adjusted and controlled.

133
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Apoptosis ____ excess cells to maintain a ____ number of cells within the tissue.

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eliminates; constant

134
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Specialized cells that phagocytize cell fragments during apoptosis.

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Microphages

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