Chapter 3 Pt. 3 Flashcards

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1
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The ________ contains almost all of the cell’s genetic information

A

nucleus

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2
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What is a nuclear envelope?

A

a double membrane that surrounds the nucleus and separates it from the cytoplasm

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3
Q

What are nuclear pores?

A

openings in the envelope where communication between the nucleus and cytoplasm occur

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4
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____________ are threadlike structures made of DNA and associated proteins

A

Chromosomes

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5
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the ________ of chromosomes varies from one species to another

A

number

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6
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What are chromatin?

A

genetic material in a dispersed state

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7
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the chromatin and other contents of the nucleus constitute the __________

A

nucleoplasm

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8
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What is the nucleolus?

A

a specialized region within the nucleus, forms and disassembles during the course of the cell cycle

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9
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The nucleolus is not surrounded by a membrane but is simply a region where DNA has gathered to produce a type of RNA called ________ _____ (_____)

A

ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

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10
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What are ribosomes?

A

sites where protein synthesis begins

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11
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_________ ____ is a component of ribosomes

A

Ribosomal RNA

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12
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Ribosomes may be suspended in the _________ (free ribosomes) or attached to the __________ _________ (bound ribosomes)

A

cytoplasm

endoplasmic reticulum

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13
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Ribosomes may be suspended in the cytoplasm (_____ _________) or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum (_______ _________)

A

(free ribosomes)

bound ribosomes

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14
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What is endoplasmic reticulum (ER)?

A

is part of an extensive network of channels connected to the nuclear envelope and certain organelles

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15
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is studded with _________.

A

ribosomes

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16
Q

Proteins made by ribosomes bound to ER will be incorporated into __________ or eventually ________ by the ____

A

membranes
secreted
cell

17
Q

Proteins produced by ____ _________ (cytoplasm) will remain in the cell

A

free ribosomes

18
Q

Proteins produced by free ribosomes (________) will remain in the cell

A

cytoplasm

19
Q

smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) lacks _________

A

ribosomes

20
Q

______ _________ ________ (____) detoxifies alcohol and other drugs

A

smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER)

21
Q

smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) produces ____________

A

phospholipids

22
Q

SER is used to make the ____ _________ (which must be replenished constantly)

A

RER membrane

23
Q

What is the Golgi complex?

A

the cell’s protein processing and packaging center

24
Q

The ______ ________ consists of a series of interconnected, flattened membranes sacs

A

Golgi complex

25
Q

What are lysosomes?

A

roughly spherical organelles consisting of a single membrane packed with about 40 different digestive enzymes

26
Q

When a cell engulfs a bacterium:

(1)
(2) lysome fuses with vesicle containing bacterium
(3) lysosomal enzymes break the bacterium down into smaller molecules that diffuse into cytoplasm
(4) some indigestible substances leave the cell by exocytosis
(5) other indigestible substances remain in the cell

A

(1) Cell engulfs bacterium through phagocytosis

27
Q

When a cell engulfs a bacterium:

(1) Cell engulfs bacterium through phagocytosis
(2)
(3) lysosomal enzymes break the bacterium down into smaller molecules that diffuse into cytoplasm
(4) some indigestible substances leave the cell by exocytosis
(5) other indigestible substances remain in the cell

A

(2) lysome fuses with vesicle containing bacterium

28
Q

When a cell engulfs a bacterium:

(1) Cell engulfs bacterium through phagocytosis
(2) lysome fuses with vesicle containing bacterium
(3)
(4) some indigestible substances leave the cell by exocytosis
(5) other indigestible substances remain in the cell

A

(3) lysosomal enzymes break the bacterium down into smaller molecules that diffuse into cytoplasm

29
Q

When a cell engulfs a bacterium:
(1) Cell engulfs bacterium through phagocytosis
(2) lysome fuses with vesicle containing bacterium
(3) lysosomal enzymes break the bacterium down into smaller molecules that diffuse into cytoplasm
(4)
(5) other indigestible substances remain in the cell

A

(4) some indigestible substances leave the cell by exocytosis

30
Q

When a cell engulfs a bacterium:
(1) Cell engulfs bacterium through phagocytosis
(2) lysome fuses with vesicle containing bacterium
(3) lysosomal enzymes break the bacterium down into smaller molecules that diffuse into cytoplasm
(4) some indigestible substances leave the cell by exocytosis
(5)

A

(5) other indigestible substances remain in the cell

31
Q

What happens when lysosomes digest the obsolete parts of the cell?

A

(1) lysosome engulfs a damaged organelle

(2) lysosomal enzymes break down the organelle into smaller molecules that will return to the cytoplasm for reuse

32
Q

True or False: single kind of lysomal can be absent within the cell and still function

A

False; it can have devastating consequences

33
Q

Lysomal storage diseases are ________ and progress with ____.

A

inherited

age

34
Q

What is an example of a lysomal storage disease?

A

Tay-Sachs disease

35
Q

What is Tay-Sachs disease?

A

caused by the absence of the lysosomal enzyme hexosaminidase (Hex A) which breaks down lipids in nerve cells

36
Q

Tay-Sachs disease, by 4 to 5 years old it can cause _______ and ______

A

paralysis

death

37
Q

True or False: There is no cure for Tay-Sachs disease

A

True