Cells Flashcards

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1
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Differentiate between dynamic and static equilibrium with regards to homeostasis

A

Dynamic equilibrium is maintained = it isn’t always the same, but things stay in range.

static equilibrium = stays the same

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2
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The relationship between a response to stimuli and homeostasis.

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Organisms constantly take in stimuli and have to respond to the brain, then in order to maintain homeostasis.

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What’s the difference between positive and negative feedback loops

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In a pos feedback loop the output (or product) of a system intensifies the response.

———————————————-In a neg feedback loop the output (or Pruduct) of a system causes a counter response to return to a set point

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4
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Difference between passive and active transport

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Active
Need energy
Moves low to high
———————————————-Passive

Does Not need energy

Move from high to low

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5
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Describe the 6 types of transport

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  1. Simple Diffusion · oxygen and co2 high to low
  2. Facilitated Diffusion · a transport protein
  3. Osmosis · diffusion of water
  4. Active Transport · molecular pumps
  5. Endocytosis · into cell
  6. Exocytosis. Out of cell
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6
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Difference between hyp, hyper, and iso

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Hypotonic- swell
Water goes in

Hypertonic- shrivel
Water goes out

Isotonis- stays the same

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7
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composed of one cell

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unicellular

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8
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composed of many cells

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muliticellular

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9
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need of an organism to stay stable by regulating internal conditions

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Homeostasis

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10
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what gets dissolved

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solute

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11
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does the dissolving

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solvent

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12
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uniform mixture of two or more substances

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solution

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13
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amount of solute dissolved in solvent

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concetration

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14
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difference in concentration

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concentraition gradeint

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15
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spreading out of molecules across a membrane

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simple idffusion

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16
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transport protein helps facilitatae the diffusion of molecules normal

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facilitated diffusion

17
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simple diffusion of water

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osmosis

18
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cell eating

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phagocytosis

19
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cell drinking

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pinocytosis

20
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a process that creates special structures

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differentiation

21
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undifferentiated cells become differentciated

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stem cells

22
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embryo with 3 differentiated germ layers

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gastrula

23
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process of body organ and organ system formation that follows gastrulation

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organogenesis

24
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a repeated pattern of growth

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cell cycle

25
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one long continuous thread of DNA that consists of thousnads of genes and regulatory

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chromosomes

26
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section of DNA that contains the instructions for makeing a proteins

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gene

27
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two identical chromatids

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sister chromatids

28
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region of the condeensed chromosomes that looks pinched

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centromere

29
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ends of DNA molecule

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Telomere

30
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spreadin of disease from one organ to others

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metastasize