Cytology Flashcards

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1
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the smallest unit of life itself

A

cell

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2
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the study of cells

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cell biology or cytology

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3
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the first person to see a cell using a homemade microscope

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Robert Hooke

he was known as a contemporary of Isaac Newton

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4
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A German botanist who learned all plants are composed of cells

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Matthias Schleiden

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5
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a scientist who determined all animals are composed of cells

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Theodor Schwann

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6
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in 1855 proposed that all cells come from preexisting cells

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Rudolf Virchow

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7
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  1. all living things are composed of one or more cell
  2. a cell is the basic unit of organization in all animals
  3. all cells come from existing cells
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cell theory

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8
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  1. cells use and transfer energy
  2. hereditary information is passed from cell to cell
  3. all cells have the same basic chemical composition
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modern cell theory

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9
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a group of cells connected together to carry out a specific function

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tissue

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10
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several types of tissues that work together to perform a function

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organ

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11
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a group of organs cooperating to perform a function

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organ system

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12
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the type of cells in multicellular organism and have a cellular membrane around the cell but no membrane bound organelles

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prokaryotic cell

ex. plants and animals

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13
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The type of cells in single celled organisms

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Eukaryotic cells

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14
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the cell membrane that separates the cell from its environment

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plasma membrane

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15
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fluid inside the cells and contains molecules and organelles

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cytoplasm

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16
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little organs inside the cell

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organelles

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17
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the control center of the cell containing all of the DNA and the genetic material of the cell

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nucleus

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18
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three main parts of a eukaryotic cell

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  1. plasma membrane
  2. cytoplasm with organelles
  3. nucleus
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19
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what is the main job of the plasma membrane

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maintain homeostasis

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20
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how does a cell maintain homeostasis?

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through selective permeability

only lets certain things in and out

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21
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has a hydrolic, water loving, head and two hydrophobic, water avoiding, tails

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phospholipids
forms a fluid mosaic model
phospholipid bilayer

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22
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stabilizes the membrane and helps prevent phospholipids from sticking together

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cholesterol

23
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form channels for specific molecules to enter and leave

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transport proteins

24
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identify the type of cell to other cells

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proteins and carbohydrates

25
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no energy needed for transportation

A

passive transport

26
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molecules move from high concentration to lower concentration

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diffusion

27
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the random movement of microscopic particles in a fluid

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the result of brownian motion

28
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The result of Brownian motion is affected by what?

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temperature, concentration, and the size of molecules

29
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The solvent diluting the solution

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osmosis

30
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using energy to move molecules from a lower to high concentration

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active transportation

31
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What do transport proteins form for specific molecules to enter and leave

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channels

32
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movement into the cell

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endocytosis

33
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a cell taking in a solid material

A

phagocytosis

34
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a cell taking in a liquid material

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pinocytosis

35
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movement out of the cell

A

exocytosis

36
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the fluid that fill the space of the cell called cytosol and contains the cytoskeleton

A

cytolpasm

37
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a network of fibers that give the cell its shape

A

cytoskeleton

38
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little organs inside the cell which interact with each other and function to keep the cell running smoothly

A

organelles

39
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the smallest and most numerous organelles inside the cell

A

ribosomes

40
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Where are the ribosomes made and what are they made of?

A

in the nucleus and are made of proteins and strand of DNA

41
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What is the ribosomes purpose?

A

line up amino acids in order to create different proteins

42
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Where are the ribosomes in a cell?

A

floating freely in the cytoplasm or attached to endoplasmic reticulum

43
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does not have ribosomes attached and appears to have a smooth surface

A

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

produces lipids

44
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has ribosomes attached to make it look bumpy

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rough endoplasmic reticulum

produces proteins

45
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sorts protein made in the rough endoplasmic reticulum into vesicles

A

golgi apparatus

shipping center of cell

46
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contains enzymes that break down molecules

A

lysosomes

recycling center of cell

47
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creates energy through cellular respiration

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mitochondria

power plants of a cell

48
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What is unique about the mitochondria?

A
  1. self replicate

2. have their own DNA

49
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makes energy through photosynthesis and only found in plants

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chloroplasts

50
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store food, water, and minerals for the cell

A

vacuoles

storage containers of cells

51
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the control center of a cell and tells the cell how it should be structured and what it should do

A

nucleus

52
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a membrane that separates the nucleus from the rest of the cell

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nuclear envelope

53
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a watery gel-like substance inside the nucleus

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nucleoplasm

54
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found within nucleoplasm and is the master control center of the cell

A

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic Acid