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1
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All living cells…

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share the same basic chemistry.

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Compared to eukaryotes, prokaryotic organisms are ____ abundant and ____ widespread on Earth.

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more; more

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3
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Mistakes in replicating the DNA of a cell before division can have what type of effects?

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positive, negative, or neutral

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Which of the following microscopy techniques would allow the most detailed image showing the 3-D structure of a flagellum?

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scanning electron microscopy

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Living systems are incredibly diverse in size, shape, environment, and behavior. It is estimated that there are between 10 million and 100 million different species. Despite this wide variety of organisms, it remains difficult to define what it means to say something is alive. Which of the following can be described as the smallest living unit?

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cell

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6
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One piece of evidence indicating that chloroplasts evolved from engulfed photosynthetic bacteria is

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that they contain their own DNA.

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The defining property that differentiates prokaryotic cells from eukaryotic cells is their

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lack of a nucleus.

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8
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Self-replication of living cells occurs through the catalytic action of

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proteins

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uses a light microscope with an optical component to take advantage of the different refractive indices of light passing through different regions of the cell.

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phase-contrast

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10
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employs a light microscope and requires that samples be fixed and stained in order to reveal cellular details.

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bright-field

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11
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requires the use of two sets of filters. The first filter narrows the wavelength range that reaches the specimen and the second blocks out all wavelengths that pass back up to the eyepiece except for those emitted by the dye in the sample.

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fluorescence

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12
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scans the specimen with a focused laser beam to obtain a series of two-dimensional optical sections, which can be used to reconstruct an image of the specimen in three dimensions. The laser excites a fluorescent dye molecule, and the emitted light from each illuminated point is captured through a pinhole and recorded by a detector.

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confocal

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13
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has the ability to resolve cellular components as small as 2 nm.

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transmission electron

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requires coating the sample with a thin layer of a heavy metal to produce three-dimensional images of the surface of a sample.

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scanning electron

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15
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The level of protein structure involves the interaction of more than one polypeptide chain into a three-dimensional structure.

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Quaternary

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16
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The rate of a reaction depends on

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the activation energy

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17
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The type of interaction stabilizes the alpha α- helix and the beta β-sheet structures of proteins

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hydrogen bonds

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18
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A covalent bond is likely to be polar when

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one of the atoms sharing electrons is much more electronegative than the other atom.

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19
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The variations in the physical characteristics between different proteins are influenced by the overall amino acid compositions, but even more important is the unique amino acid __________________ .

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sequence

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20
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Disulfide bonds stabilize protein shape outside the cell by

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covalent bonds between cysteines.

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21
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Which method is used for separating proteins based on specific interactions with other molecules?

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affinity chromatography

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22
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The correct folding of proteins is necessary to maintain healthy cells and tissues. Unfolded proteins are responsible for such neurodegenerative disorders as Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (the specific faulty protein is different for each disease). What is the ultimate fate of these disease-causing, unfolded proteins?

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They form protein aggregates.

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23
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Proteins bind selectively to small-molecule targets called ligands. The selection of one ligand out of a mixture of possible ligands depends on the number of weak, noncovalent interactions in the protein’s ligand-binding site. Where is the binding site typically located in the protein structure?

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inside a cavity on the protein surface

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24
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Polypeptides are synthesized from amino acid building blocks. The condensation reaction between the growing polypeptide chain and the next amino acid to be added involves the loss of ________________.

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a water molecule.

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25
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All living creatures are made of ____________. The simplest forms of life are solitary _______________ that propagate by dividing in two.

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cells; cells

26
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Higher organisms, such as ourselves, are like _________________derived by growth and division from a single founder cell.

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community of cells

27
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Cells can be very diverse: superficially, they come in various sizes, ranging from bacterial cells such as Lactobacillus, which is a few __________________ in length, to larger cells such as a frog’s egg, which has a diameter of about one ________________.

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micrometers; millimeter

28
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•Despite the diversity, cells resemble each other to an astonishing degree in their chemistry. For example, the same 20 __________________ are used to make proteins. Similarly, the genetic information of all cells is stored in their __________________. Although __________________ contain the same types of molecules as cells, their inability to reproduce themselves by their own efforts means that they are not considered living matter.

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amino acids; DNA; viruses

29
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A cell reproduced by duplicating its DNA and then dividing in two, passing a copy of the genetic instructions encoded in its DNA to each of its daughter cells. That is why daughter cells resemble the parent cell. However, the copying is not always perfect, and the instructions are occasionally corrupted by _______________ that change the DNA. That is why daughter cells do not always match the parent cell exactly.

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mutations

30
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Mutations are always bad for the offspring _____________ (True or false)

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False.

31
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•___________________ - the process by which living species become gradually modified and adapted to their environment in more and more sophisticated ways. _____________ offers a startling but compelling explanation of why present-day cells are so similar in their fundamentals. _____________ that can be understood based on the principles of mutation and selection.

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evolution; evolution; evolution

32
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Eukaryotic cells are bigger and more elaborate than prokaryotic cells. By definition, all eukaryotic cells have a __________________, usually the most prominent organelle.

A

nucleus

33
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Another organelle found in essentially all eukaryotic cells is the __________________, which generates the chemical energy for the cell.

A

mitochondria

34
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In contrast, the __________________ is a type of organelle found only in the cells of plants and algae, and performs photosynthesis.

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chloroplast

35
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If we were to strip away the plasma membrane from a eukaryotic cell and remove all of its membrane-enclosed organelles, we would be left with the __________________, which contains many long, fine filaments of protein that are responsible for cell shape and structure and thereby form the cell’s __________________.

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cytoskeleton; shape

36
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1

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Cytosol

37
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2

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Golgi apparatus

38
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3

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plasma membrane

39
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4

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endoplasmic reticulum

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5

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nuclear envelope

41
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6

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transport vesicles

42
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Cell type of DNA

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animal, plant and bacterial

43
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Cell type of nucleus

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animal and plant

44
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Cell type of plasma membrane

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animal, plant and bacterial

45
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Cell type of chloroplast

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plant

46
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Cell type of cell wall

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plant and bacterial

47
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cell type of lysosome

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animal and plant

48
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cell type of mitochondrion

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animal and plant

49
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cell type of Golgi apparatus

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animal and plant

50
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A concentrated aqueous gel of large and small molecules

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cytosol

51
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describe the ancestral cell that likely engulfed the aerobic bacteria that gave rise to the mitochondrion

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a eukaryotic cell engulfed an aerobic prokaryote, which then formed an endosymbiotic relationship with the host eukaryote, gradually developing into a mitochondrion.

52
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Responsible for directed cell movements

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cytoskeleton

53
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Why do scientists study model organisms?

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to help scientists understand biological processes

54
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Living cells are self-replicating collections of _____.

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catalysts

55
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____ are the basis of diversity of life and the process of evolution.

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mutation

56
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Most diverse and numerous cells on Earth.

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prokaryotes

57
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The world of prokaryotes is divided into 2 domains:

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bacteria and archaea

58
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What is the information store of the cell?

A

nucleus

59
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_____ generate usable energy from food molecules.

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mitochondria

60
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Internal membranes create ______ compartments with different functions.

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intracellular

61
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_____ cells may have originated as predators.

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eukaryotic

BIOL 3510 - Cell Biology Lecture (17 decks)

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