Cells Flashcards

1
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stores nutrients and waste products

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central vacuole

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2
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it provides structural support

a. plasma membrane
b. nucleus
c. golgi bodies
d. cell walls

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d. cell walls

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3
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coined the term “cell”

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Robert Hooke

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4
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carries out photosynthesis in plant cells

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chloroplasts

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5
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All organisms are composed of one or more cells. True or False.

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True.

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6
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What is the smallest unit of organisms?

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Cells

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7
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What are the four common components all cells share?

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  1. Plasma Membrane
  2. Cytoplasm
  3. DNA
  4. Ribosomes
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8
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Cell is the basic unit of structure and organization. True or False.

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True.

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9
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Are cells grouped into prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

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Yes.

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10
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Concluded that all animals are made of cells

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Theodor Schwann

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11
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3 statements of cell theory.

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  1. All organisms are composed of one or more cells.
  2. Cell is the basic unit structure and organization.
  3. All cells come from pre-existing cells.
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12
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Eukaryotes are the simplest type of cell. True or False.

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False. Prokaryotes are the simplest type of cell.

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13
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comprises cytosol and organelles

a. nucleus
b. ribosomes
c. cytoplasm
d. perixome

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c. cytoplasm

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14
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Who contributed to the first two statements of the cell theory?

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Schleiden and Schwann

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15
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All Prokaryotes has no definite nucleus. True or False.

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True.

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16
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Which has true nucleus? Prokaryotes or Eukaryotes.

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Eukaryotes.

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17
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produces protein for the cell and can either be floating around the cytoplasm or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum

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ribosomes

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18
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made the first compound microscope

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Zacharias Jansen

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19
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present in plant cells and act as lysosomes in plant cells

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central vacuole

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20
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Most Eukaryotes are unicellular but there are some that are multicellular. True or False.

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False. Most Eukaryotes are multicellular but there are some that are unicellular.

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21
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transports large molecules inside the cells

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smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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22
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Some cells come from pre-existing cells. True or False

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False. All cells come from pre-existing cells.

23
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discovered bacteria (which he called animalcules)

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

24
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concluded that all plants are made of cells

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Matthias Schleiden

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composed of membranous sacs which are responsible in storage of various substances in the cell
vacuole
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All prokaryotes are multicellular.
False. All prokaryotes are unicellular.
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Eukaryotes contain organelles which are membrane-bound structures that each have a specific function. True or False.
True.
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Examples of Prokaryotes are: plants, animals, protists, and fungi. True or False.
False. Plants, animals, protists, and fungi are examples of eukaryotes.
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Plant and Animal cells does not have cell walls. True or False.
False. Plants have cell walls but animals don't.
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Eukaryotes can only reproduce sexually. True or False.
False. May use either asexual or sexual reproduction depending on the organism's complexity.
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detoxifies many poison that may enter cell. Protects the cell from its own production of hydrogen peroxide.
peroxisome
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Fixed shape. Plant cell or animal cell.
Plant Cell. Animal cell - irregular shape.
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Plant cell - few, small vacuole Animal cell - one big vacuole (central vacuole) True or False.
False. Plant cell - one big vacuole (central vacuole) Animal cell - few, small vacuole
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powerhouse of the cell
mitochondrion
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Where centrioles are present. Plant cell or animal cell.
Animal Cell. Plant cell have no centriole.
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Plant cell and animal cell both have lysosomes. True or False.
True. Animal cell and plant cell have lysosomes but for plant cell it has very few lysosomes.
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Flexible boundary between cell and its environment
Plasma membrane
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Cytoplasm helps maintain homeostasis inside the cell through selective permeability. True or False.
False. Plasma membrane helps maintain homeostasis inside the cell through selective permeability.
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Rigid covering that protects the plant cell and mainly composed of cellulose
Cell walls
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gel-like substance enclosed within the cell membrane
cytosol
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microtubule-organizing center
centrosome
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concluded that cells came from other cells
Rudolf Virchow
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no ribosomes attached.
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
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Have no plastids. Plant cell or animal cell.
Animal cell. Plants have chloroplasts (plastids).
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processes, packages, and distributes proteins and lipids
golgi bodies
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structure inside the nucleus where the ribosomes are synthesized
nucleolus
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Prokaryotes reproduce asexually through cell division (binary fission). True or False.
True.
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contain digestive enzymes and its function is intracellular digestion
lysosomes
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where most ribosomes are attached. | transports proteins produced by ribosomes.
rough endoplasmic reticulum
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it houses the cell's DNA and directs the synthesis of ribosomes and proteins. Also, control center of all cellular functions. a. nucleus b. nucleolus c. ribosomes d. centrosome
a. nucleus
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it plays the function lipid synthesis and steroid hormones synthesis.
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
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Nucleus it the most prominent organelle in prokaryotic cells. True or False.
False. Nucleus it the most prominent organelle in eukaryotic cells.
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carries our oxidation reactions that break down fatty acids and amino acids
peroxisome