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Plasma membrane

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Selective barrier that surrounds the cell

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Eukaryotic cell

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A cell with DNA contained in a double membrane-bound nucleus

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Prokaryotic cell

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A cell with DNA concentrated in a region called the nucleoid

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Cytoplasm

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The contents of a cell, excluding the nucleus

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Microvilli

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Projections that increase the surface area of a cell

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Nucleus

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The container for most genes in a eukaryotic cell

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Chromosomes

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Discrete units of DNA that carry genetic information

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Nucleolus

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A structure inside the nucleus that synthesizes ribosomes

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Ribosomes

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Complexes of rRNA and protein; synthesize proteins from RNA; can be free in the cytosol or bound to ER

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Endomembrane system

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The multi-organelle pathway that regulates protein traffic and performs metabolism

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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An extensive network of convoluted membranes

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Smooth ER

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Lacks surface ribosomes; synthesizes lipids, detoxifies, stores calcium ions

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Rough ER

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Has surface ribosomes; modifies proteins and phospholipids

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Golgi apparatus

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Shipping center of the cell; receives at the cis face from ER, sends at the trans face to other areas

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Cisternal maturation model

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In the Golgi, the stacks of cisternae move from the cis to the trans face

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Lysosomes

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Membrane-bound sac of hydrolytic enzymes

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Phagocytosis

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Cell breaking down food particles

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Autophagy

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Cell recycling damaged components

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Vacuoles

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Large vesicles that store materials

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Mitochondria

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Site of cellular respiration, change fuel to energy (ATP)

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Chloroplasts

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Site of photosynthesis, change energy to organic molecules

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Endosymbiont theory

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An idea that early eukaryotes assimilated prokaryotes, forming a merged eukaryote with mitochondria and/or chloroplasts

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Peroxisome

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An organelle that removes hydrogen from substrates

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Cytoskeleton

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A network of fibers that organizes cellular structures and activities

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Microtubules

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Thin, hollow tubes made of tubulin; includes centrioles, cilia, and flagella

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Microfilaments

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Two intertwined strands of actin; includes myosin and cortical microfilaments

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Intermediate filaments

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Fibrous proteins coiled into cables

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Amphipathic

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Describing a molecule with hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions

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Fluid mosaic model

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A description of the cell membrane as a mosaic of proteins bobbing in a fluid bilayer of phospholipids

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Cholesterol in the membrane

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Moderates membrane fluidity to prevent breakup or solidification at extreme temperatures

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Integral proteins

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Membrane proteins that partly or fully penetrate the hydrophobic region of the lipid bilayer

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Peripheral proteins

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Membrane proteins that are only loosely bound to the lipid bilayer

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Six main functions

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Transport, enzymatic activity, signal transduction, cell-cell recognition, intercellular joining, attachment to ECM/cytoskeleton

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Glycolipids

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Lipids bonded to a membrane carbohydrate

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Glycoproteins

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Proteins bonded to a membrane carbohydrate

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Transport proteins

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Facilitate movement of hydrophilic substances across the membrane

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Channel proteins

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Contain a hydrophilic channel that allows molecules to pass across

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Carrier proteins

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Change shape to shuttle their cargo across the membrane

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Diffusion

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“Spreading out” phenomenon due to thermal energy of atoms/molecules

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Concentration gradient

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The “slope” of concentration, from high to low

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Passive transport

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Cell expends zero energy

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Osmosis

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Diffusion through a selectively permeable membrane

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Animal cell tonicity

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Isotonic (ideal), hypertonic, hypotonic

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Plant cell tonicity

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Turgid (ideal), flaccid, plasmolyzed

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Ion channels

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Channel proteins for ions

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Sodium-potassium pump

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A carrier protein that moves sodium outside the cell and potassium into the cell, both against their concentration gradients

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Membrane potential

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The slight difference in charge outside cells compared to inside

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Cotransporters

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Transport proteins that couple the downhill movement of one solute with the uphill movement of a second

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Exocytosis

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Secretion of molecules out of cells

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Endocytosis

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Taking in of outside matter by a cell

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Phagocytosis

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Cellular eating; extension of pseudopodia around a large particle to eat

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Pinocytosis

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Cellular drinking; intake of tiny amounts of extracellular fluid

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Receptor-mediated endocytosis

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Pinocytosis that is triggered by ligands binding to receptors

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Paracrine signaling

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Release of chemicals to all nearby cells

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Synaptic signaling

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Release of neurotransmitter due to an electrical signal

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Endocrine signaling

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Release of organism-wide hormone that only some cells respond to

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Three stages of cell signaling

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Reception, transduction, response

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Ligand

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A signaling molecule that binds to a specific receptor; also called first messengers

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Three types of receptors

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Ion channel receptors, G protein-coupled receptors, tyrosine kinases

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Second messengers

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Water soluble molecules that spread within the cell to trigger responses

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