cytology intro Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Spontaneous generation

A

The formation of living organisms from non-living matter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Who set out to prove that spontaneous generation does not occur? When did this happen?

A

Louis Pasteur in 1880’s

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What famous experiment help debunk spontaneous generation?

A

Two flasks are filled with broth that is then boiled. On one flask the neck of is heated bent into an S shape. The other is not. Air could reach the broth but micro-organisms and other particles would get caught in the s bend.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What other experiment involving Pasteur disproved spontaneous generation.

A

Making a nutrient broth of yeast and sugar. If the flask was sealed the broth remained unchanged and no fungi or other organisms emerged.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

The study of cells

A

Cytology

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Cell theory

A

All organisms are made up of one or more cells
cells are the smallest unit of life
All cells come from pre-existing cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Sir Robert Hooke

A

Coined the word cell, developed the simple microscope. Studied many organisms and even plant material such as cork.
1665

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

A

Improved the magnification and resolution of microscopes.
“The father of Microbiology”
First to study and document one celled organisms
term of organisms he observed where animalcules
1680s

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Matthias Schleiden

A

Concluded that all plants are composed of cells
1838

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Theodor Schwann

A

animal tissue consists of cells
1839

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Rudolf Virchow

A

all cells are produced from division of pre-existing cells.
1855

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

The basic functions of life

A

homeostasis, reproduction, growth, response, metabolism. excretion, nutrition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Two main categories of cells

A

prokaryotic (before nucleus)
eukaryotic (true nucleus)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

prokaryotic cells are _____ and ______ than eukaryotic cells, most are ________

A

smaller and simpler
less than 1 um in diameter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Prokaryotic cells are often called

A

bacteria

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

common structures of prokaryotic cells

A

plasma membrane, flagella, cell wall, pili, ribosomes, nucleoid region, plasmids

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

main form of reproduction in bacteria

A

asexual, specifically in bacteria called binary fission.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Binary fission

A

the single circular chromosome composed of DNA is replicated. The cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Bacterial conjugation

A

sexual reproduction involving a conjugation tube from the pili.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Eukaryotic cells

A

advanced cells that occur in organisms other than bacteria
eg. algae, protozoans, fungi, plants, animals
specialized structures within the cell area are called organelles and are surround by a membrane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

A common characteristic of all cells is

A

they are small

22
Q

all living organisms exchange nutrients and waste with their external environment through

A

the plasma membrane

23
Q

What problem arises from geometry

A

as a cell enlarges its volume increases more rapidly than its surface area does.

24
Q

most move into and out of a cell by

A

simple diffusion

25
Q

if a cell is too large…

A

the distance for molecules to travel by diffusion would be too far and take too long for cell survival

26
Q

External membrane which serves as a barrier to their envrionment

A

plasma membrane

27
Q

The plasma membrane has a protective function and can control what goes into and out of a cell so it is

A

selectively permeable

28
Q

helps to describe the structure of the plasma membrane

A

fluid mosaic model

29
Q

the plasma membrane is composed of a special molecule called a

A

phospholipid

30
Q

Phospholipids are composed of

A

a hydrophilic head, and a hydrophobic tail

31
Q

hydrophilic

A

water soluble or polar (water loving)

32
Q

hydrophobic

A

is not water soluble or nonpolar (water hating)

33
Q

Because phospholipids have both a polar and nonpolar region they are called

A

amphipathic

34
Q

The unique polarity causes phospholipid molecules to always align themselves in a ______ if they are present in a water environment

A

bilayer

35
Q

What maintains the overall structure of the membrane?

A

the tendency water has to form hydrogen bonds

36
Q

animal cells have _____ randomly embedded in the membrane

A

cholesterol

37
Q

_______ prevents movement of phospholipid molecules, therefore _______ reduces the fluidity of the membrane

A

cholesterol

38
Q

_______ reduces the permeability of the membrane to hydrophilic particles

A

cholesterol

39
Q

Three major components of plasma membranes

A

protein, cholesterol, phospholipids

40
Q

various types of proteins are embedded in the fluid matrix of the phospholipid bilayer. This creates the

A

“mosaic” effect of the phospholipoid bilayer

41
Q

Two major types of membrane proteins

A

peripheral, integral

41
Q

Two major types of membrane proteins

A

peripheral, integral

42
Q

Peripheral

A

do not exist in the middle of the bilayer but remain bound to the surface of the membrane
can be attracted to glycoproteins

43
Q

integral

A

have both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions within the same protein
this property helps hold the protein in the place in the bilayer

43
Q

integral

A

have both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions within the same protein
this property helps hold the protein in the place in the bilayer

44
Q

composed of carbohydrate chains attached to peripheral proteins

A

Glycoproteins

45
Q

function in recognition of the like cells and immune response

A

glycoproteins

46
Q

assist the movement of specific ions and carbohydrates across the membrane

A

transport or “Channel” proteins

47
Q

six functions of membrane proteins

A

channels for transport
cell communication
enzyme function
hormone binding
cell adhesion
pumps

48
Q

bacteria, atoms, membranes, organelles, viruses, molecules
Cells in decreasing order

A

organelles, bacteria, viruses, membranes, molecules, atoms