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Antibiotic

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Chemical that can stop or slow the growth of bacteria. (kills bacteria without harming the human or animal host)

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Cell theory

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All living things are made of cells. Every new cell comes from the division of a pre existing cell

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Prokaryotic cells

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Single celled organisms

Lack internal membrane- bound organelles

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Eukaryotic cells

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multi- cellular organism

membrane-bound organelles, including a nucleus

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Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells have…

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  • A cell membrane
  • Cytoplasm
  • Ribosomes
  • DNA
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Only Eukaryotic cells have…

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  • A nucleus

- Many organelles

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Nucleus

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An organelle that contains the DNA

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Only Prokaryotic cells have…

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  • Their DNA floating freely in the cytoplasm
  • No organelles
  • Cell wall
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Cell wall

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rigid structure enclosing the cell membrane

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Osmosis

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The diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower-solute concentration to a higher-solute concentration

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Bacteria cells are either…

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  • Gram positive

- Gram negative

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Gram positive

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Cell wall with a layer of Peptidoglycan that retains the gram stain

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Gram negative

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Cell wall layer of Peptidoglycan surrounded by a lipid membrane that does not contain the gram stain

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Antibiotics target…

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Prokaryotic cells

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All cells are surrounded by…

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A cell membrane

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A cell membrane is …

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A phospholid bilayer with embedded proteins that forms the boundary of all cells

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The cell membrane is

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Semipermeable

-Structure is partly hydrophobic and hydrophilic

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Large or hydrophilic molecules cross the membrane by assistance of…

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Transport proteins

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Facilitated Diffusion

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Large or hydrophilic solutes move across a membrane from higher concentration to lower concentration with the help of transport proteins

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Active transport

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Solutes are pumped from lower concentration to higher transportation with the help of transfer proteins
-requires energy

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Antibiotics target prokaryotic cells

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-By using transport proteins

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Bacteria can resist antibiotics by using

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-Transport proteins (pump out antibiotic)

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Eukaryotic cells are able to resist effects of…

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Antibiotics

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True or False: Interpreting the genetic instructions takes place in the Nucleus?

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True

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What is the Nucleus surrounded by?

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The nuclear envelope

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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

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  • Network of membrane covered pipes
  • Proteins and lipids are synthesized here
  • Rough ER
  • Smooth ER
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Golgi apparatus

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  • Stacked membrane discs

- Package and transport proteins

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Nucleus, ER and Golgi apparatus work together to…

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Transport proteins

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Mitochondria

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  • The powerhouse of the cell
  • Extract energy from food
  • Converts energy to a useful form
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Chloroplasts

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-Sites of photosynthesis
(capture and convert sunlight energy into a useable form)
-Plants and algae have them

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Lysosomes

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  • Breakdown worn-out cell parts or molecules

- Full of digestive enzymes

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Cytoskeleton

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-Network of protein fibers

33
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Functions of cytoskeleton include…

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cell support, cell movement and movement of structures within cells

34
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Endosymbosis Theory

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Free living prokaryotic cells engulfed other free living prokaryotic cells a billion years ago, forming eukaryotic organelles