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Chapter 6- Cells Flashcards

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Nucleus

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Control center of the cell

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3 parts of the cell theory

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1) all living things are created by cells
2) cells are the basic unit of all life
3) all cells come from pre existing cells.

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Lysosomes

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Contains waste that can break down

  • waste
  • proteins
  • nucleic acids
  • polysaccharides
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Endoplasmic reticulum

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Network of membranes that produce molecules

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Rough ER

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Makes proteins

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Smooth ER

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Makes lipids

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Ribosomes

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Cluster of proteins and nucleic acids that make proteins

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Cell wall

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Provides structure to plant walls

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Mitochondria

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Cellular respiration occurs

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ATP

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Adenosine tri phosphate

Main source of energy for cells

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Chloroplast

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Organelle found in plants where photosynthesis takes place

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Cytoskeleton

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Structure and mobility of a cell

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Microtubule

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Straight hollow tube of proteins

Gives shape and organization to a cell

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Microfilament

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Solid rod of protein
Thinner than Microtubule
Lets a cell change or move

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Cytoplasm

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Region of cell between nucleus and plasma membrane

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Plasma membrane

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Thin boundary in cells

Regulates traffic of chemicals

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Golgi apparatus

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Organelle that modifies, stores, and routes the cell products

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Vesicles

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Small sac that moves products around, in and out the cell

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Cilia

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Short structures containing Microtubules that help movement (egg)

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Flagella

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Long, thin, structures with Microtubules that help cells move.

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Vacuole

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Sac that buds from the ER or GA

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Cell membrane parts

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Phospholipids

Proteins

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Phospholipid head

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Hydrophilic (phospho)

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Phospholipid tail

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Hydrophobic (lipid)

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What is on the proteins in cell membranes?

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Carbohydrate markers

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Diffusion

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movement of particles of a substance

Go from high to low concentration

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Osmosis

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Passive transport of water across a membrane

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Permeable

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Only letting certain things in

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Passive transport

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NO ENERGY

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Active transport

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USES ENERGY

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Hypertonic

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Higher level concentration of solute

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Hypotonic

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Having lower concentration of solute

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Isotonic

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Having the solute be equal to the other solution (water)

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Pathway of a protein

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Nucleus- sends information
Ribosome- constructs proteins
Rough ER- makes/ folds proteins
Vesicles- carries proteins to the GA
Golgi apparatus- packages and sends proteins.
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Endocytosis

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Membrane take material into the cell and forms a vesicle

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Exocytosis

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When the vesicle bonds with the membrane and releases the material out.

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