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Chapter 4.5: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts: Cellular Generators Flashcards

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1
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Define mitochondria

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the organelle called the powerhouse of the cell

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What is the organelle called the powerhouse of the cell?

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mitochondria

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How does the mitochondria increase surface area?

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o The inner membrane of the mitochondrion is shaped into folds called cristae that greatly increase the surface area

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Define matrix

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the solution in the interior space surrounded by the cristae that contains the enzymes and other molecules involved in oxidative respiration

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What is the solution in the interior space surrounded by the cristae that contains the enzymes and other molecules involved in oxidative respiration?

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matrix

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Define intermembrane space

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the outercompartment of a mitochondrion that lies between the two membranes

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What is the outercompartment of a mitochondrion that lies between the two membranes?

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intermembrane space

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Define chloroplast

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a cell-like organelle present in algae and plants that contains chlorophyll (and usually other pigments) and carries out photosynthesis

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What is a cell-like organelle present in algae and plants that contains chlorophyll (and usually other pigments) and carries out photosynthesis?

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chloroplast

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Define granum

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a stacked column of flattened, interconnected disks (thylakoids) that are part of the thylakoid membrane system in chloroplasts

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What is a stacked column of flattened, interconnected disks (thylakoids) that are part of the thylakoid membrane system in chloroplasts?

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granum

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Define thylakoid

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a complex, organized internal membrane composed of flattened disks, which contain the photosystems involved in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis

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What is a complex, organized internal membrane composed of flattened disks, which contain the photosystems involved in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis?

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thylakoid

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Define stroma

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o Stroma- fluid matrix surrounding the thylakoid

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Define leucoplasts

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o Leucoplasts- other DNA-containing organelles in plants that lack pigment and a complex internal structure

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Define amyloplast

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a plant organelle called a plastid that specializes in storing starch

17
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What is a plant organelle called a plastid that specializes in storing starch?

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amyloplast

18
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Define plastid

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an organelle in the cells of photosynthetic eukaryotes that is the site of photosynthesis and, in plants and green algae, of starch storage

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What is an organelle in the cells of photosynthetic eukaryotes that is the site of photosynthesis and, in plants and green algae, of starch storage?

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plastid

20
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Define endosymbiosis

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theory that proposes that eukaryotic cells evolved from a symbiosis between different species of prokaryotes

21
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What is a theory that proposes that eukaryotic cells evolved from a symbiosis between different species of prokaryotes?

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endosymbiosis

22
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What is label A of the mitochondrion?

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outer membrane

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What is label B of the mitochondrion?

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inner membrane

24
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What is label C of the mitochondrion?

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intermembrane space

25
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What is label D of the mitochondrion?

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cristae

26
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What is label E of the mitochondrion?

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DNA

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What is label F of the mitochondrion?

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DNA

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What is label G of the mitochondrion?

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matrix

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What is label H of the mitochondrion?

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ribosome

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What is label A of the chloroplast?

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ribosome

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What is label B of the chloroplast?

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DNA

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What is label C of the chloroplast?

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Stroma

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What is label D of the chloroplast?

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granum

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What is label E of the chloroplast?

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thylakoid disk

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What is label F of the chloroplast?

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inner membrane

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What is label G of the chloroplast?

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outer membrane

37
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What is label H of the chloroplast?

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thylakoid membrane

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