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BIOMOLECULES LEC > CELLS > Flashcards

CELLS Flashcards

1
Q

serves as a boundary for the
cell, separating it from its surroundings.

A

PLASMA MEMBRANE

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2
Q

all cells have the machinery
for protein synthesis

A

RIBOSOMES AND tRNAs

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3
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repository of information that gets copied and transmitted to
the next generation, allowing living cells to reproduce.

A

DNA

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4
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are organisms that obtain metabolic
energy from light

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PHOTOTROPHS

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5
Q

get their energy from the oxidation of chemical
fuels

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CHEMOTROPHS

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6
Q

Organisms that can capture energy from light or from chemical sources are
termed

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AUTOTROPHS

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7
Q

dependent on other organisms

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HETEROTROPHS

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8
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Plants and other photosynthetic organisms are considered as

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AUTOTROPHS

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9
Q

are unicellular and generally considerably smaller than their eukaryotic
cousins, with sizes ranging from 0.5 to 5 µm in diameter

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PROKARYOTES

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10
Q

Prokaryotes typically have circular chromosomes, and may sometimes contain extra-chromosomal DNA elements (also called)

A

PLASMIDS

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11
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use oxygen

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AEROBIC

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12
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able to live without oxygen

A

ANAEROBIC

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13
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. The DNA-protein complexes in
prokaryotes create a structure called

A

NUCLEOID

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14
Q

a process in which DNA is
transferred between bacterial cells

A

BACTERIAL CONJUGATION

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15
Q

ENABLE BACTERIA TO MOVE

A

FLAGELLA

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16
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In eukaryotes, it houses DNA

A

Nucleus

17
Q

electron transport system/
oxidative phosphorylation for ATP synthesis

A

mitochondria

18
Q

lipid metabolism and targeted protein synthesis and folding

A

ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

19
Q

protein modification and secretion

A

GOLGI APPARATUS

20
Q

oxidation of very long chain fatty acids

A

PEROXISOMES

21
Q

synthesis and storage of compounds in plants

A

PLASTIDS

22
Q

animals - hydrolytic enzymes

A

LYSOSOMES

23
Q

contain endocytosed material

A

ENDOSOMES

24
Q

Familiarize the structure of the cells.

https://images.app.goo.gl/z7kz6HWZwTjBxyE69

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BIOMOLECULES LEC (6 decks)

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