Chapter 3 Quiz Questions Flashcards
Name the 3 principal parts of a generalized cell
PCN
- Plasma Membrane
- Cytoplasm
- Nucleus
What are the principal constituents of the plasma membrane?
ICC-CLP
- Integral Protein
- Channel
- Carbohydrate
- Cholesterol
- Lipid Bilayer
- Peripheral Protein
What is an integral membrane protein?
A protein that is embedded into the cell membrane permanently. It penetrates through the membrane.
What is a peripheral protein?
A protein that is attached to the surface of the cell membrane at different times.
What are the 2 types of membrane proteins?
- Integral
- Peripheral
What are 3 functions of cell membrane?
- They keep toxic substances out of the cell.
- They have protein receptors and channels that allow specific molecules to mediate cellular and extracellular activities between organelles and between the out and inside env.
- Separate vital but incompatible metabolic processes conducted within organelles.
What is the name of the fluid inside a cell?
Outside a cell?
- Intracellular fluid
- Extracellular Fluid
Define Active Transport
The movement of substances across the membrane using ATP. Usually moves things from low to higher concentration gradient.
Define Passive Transport
The movement of substances across the membrane without expenditure of cellular energy. Usually from high to low concentration.
Define Osmosis
The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane from a region of high water concentration to a low water concentration.
Define the difference between hypotonic and hypertonic
Hypotonic: A solution that has a lower concentration of solutes than another solution.
Hypertonic: A solution that has a higher concentration of solutes than another solution.
What is cytosol in a cell?
The jelly-like substance within the cell that provides the fluid medium necessary for carrying out biochemical reactions.
Describe the structure of a nucleus (4)
Consists of a nuclear envelope, which consists of a double lipid bilayer. Also contains nuclear pores which allow materials to go in and out of the cells. Also has nucleolus and chromatin.
Describe the structure and location of the ribosomes.
Serve as protein site of protein syntheses, made of 2rRNA units that wrap around an mRNA to start translation. Found in cytoplasm and are attached to rough ER.
Describe the function of lysosomes.
They are organelles with enzymes that break down and digest unneeded cellular components.
What is the function of microtubules?
- Maintain cell shape and structure
- Help resist compression of cell.
- Play role in positioning of organelles in the cell.
Identify the primary function of cilia.
Help move dust, mucus, and bacteria upward through the airway; away from lungs.
What is the cytoskeleton?
A group of fibrous proteins that provide structural support foe cells, help with cell motility, reproduction, and transport
What are the cytoskeleton proteins with smallest diameter called?
Microfilaments
Describe Transcription
The process of producing an mRNA molecule that is complementary to a particular gene of DNA.
Describe Translation
The process of synthesizing a chain of amino acids.
Fill in the appropriate RNA nucleotide that would be expected to pair with the DNA nucleotide shown below:
C–T–T–A–G–A–G–A–T—G
G-A-A-U-C-U-C-U-A-C
The process of transcription provides which 3 types of RNA?
mRNA, rRNA, tRNA