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Cytoplasm Flashcards

1
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The cytoplasm is in between what?

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Plasma membrane and nucleus

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2
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2 compartments of the cytoplasm

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  1. Cytosol
  2. Organelles
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3
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Other term for cytosol

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Intracellular fluid

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4
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What 55 of the total cell volume is the the cytosol?

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55%

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5
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Site of chemical reaction in a cell’s existence

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Cytosol

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6
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Building blocks for maintenance of cell structures and cell growth

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Cytosol

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7
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Network of protein filaments

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Cytoskeleton

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8
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Contributes to structure of organelles

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Cytoskeleton

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9
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The cytoskeleton aids movement of (1) within the cell, of (2) during cell division, and of (3) such as phagocytes

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  1. organelles
  2. chromosomes
  3. whole cells
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10
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Types of the cytoskeleton

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Intermediate Filaments
Microfilaments
Microtubules

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11
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Thinnest element of the cytoskeleton

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Microfilaments

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12
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Composition of the microfilaments

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Actin and Myosin

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This helps generate movements and provides mechanical support (responsible for strangth and shapes)

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Microfilaments

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14
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Non-motile, microscopic fingerlike projections

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Microvilli

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15
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Thicker than filaments

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Intermediate filaments

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16
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These are exceptionally strong, and are found on cells subject to stress

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Intermediate filaments

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17
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These stabilize organelles and helps attach cells to one another

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Intermediate filaments

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18
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Largest type of the cytoskeleton

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Microtubules

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19
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Describe microtubules

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Long, unbranched hollow tubes

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20
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Composition of the microtubules

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Protein, specifically insulin

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21
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These help determine the cell shape, and function in movement of organelles, cell division, and cell projections

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Microtubules

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22
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Differentiate flagella from cilia

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Flagella is the longer part of tha tail; Cilia is shorter and is part of the flagella

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23
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Specialized structures within the cell that have characteristic shapes, and performing specific functions

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Organelles

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24
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Organelles have their own set of —

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enzymes

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25
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Serves as functional compartment for biochemical processes

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Organelles

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26
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Organelles halps maintain —

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homeostasis

27
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Where is the centrosome located?

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Near the nucleus

28
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Parts of the centrosome, its shape, and composition

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Pair of centrioles
- cylindrical
- composition: 9 clusters of 3 microtubules arranged in circular pattern

Pericontriolar material
- ring-shaped
- composition: tubulin

29
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For growth of mitotic spindle

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Pericentriolar Material

30
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Anchored in th ebasal body of the plasma membrane and function to move fluid along the cell’s surface

31
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Moves in a forward motion and moves the entire cell

32
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Ribosomes function as —

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site of protein synthesis

33
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High content of ribonucleic acid, each one with 50 proteins

34
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2 subunits of ribosomes

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Large and small

35
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Where is the ribosome made?

36
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3 areas where ribosomes are located/ can be released

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  1. Outer membrane of the nuclear membrane and to the ER
  2. Free/ unatteached
  3. Mitochondria
37
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Network of membrane in a form of flattened sacs/ tubules

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Endoplasmic reticulum

38
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2 classifications of ER and differentiate

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  1. Rough ER- has ribosomes; for processing and sorting
  2. Smooth ER: doesn’t have ribosomes; produce secretory proteins, membrane proteins, many organelle proteins
39
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What does the rough and smooth ER synthesize

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Rough ER: Glycolipids and phospholipids
Smooth ER: Fatty acids and steroids (estrogen & progesterone)

40
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Transport pathway

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Golgi complex

41
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3-20 cisternae/ cavities

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Golgi complex

42
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Describe the Golgi complex

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Small, flattened membranous sacs with bulging edges

43
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Modifies, sorts, packages and transport proteins received from the ROUGH ER

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Golgi Complex

44
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Describe the lysosomes

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Membrane-enclosed vesicles that form the Golgi complex

45
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Contains 60 kinds of powerful digestive and hydrolytic enzymes

46
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Lysosomes digest subs that enter the cell via (1) and transport end products of digestion to the (2)

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  1. Endocytosis
  2. Cytosol
47
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Differentiate autophagy from autolysis

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Autophagy is the digestion of worn-out organelle
Autolysis is the digestion of the entire cell

48
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In autophagy, the organelle that will be digested will be enclosed in a membrane to create a vesicle

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Autophagosome

49
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Other term for perixosomes

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Microbodies

50
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Contains several oxidases that can oxidize various organic subs

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Perixosomes

51
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Oxidizes alcohol

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Perixosomes

52
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Without perixosomes, byproducts of metabolism could accumulate in the cell and result to —

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cell death

53
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Tiny. barrel-shaped structure with 4 staced proteins around a central core

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Proteasomes

54
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Funtion of the proteasome

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Continuous destruction of unneeded, damed, or faulty proteins

55
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How does the proteasomes play a negative feedback?

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By halting rhe pathway once the appropriate responses has been achieved

56
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Generates most ATP through aerobic respiration

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Mitochondria

57
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ocation of the mitochondria

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Within the cell where oxygen enters and where ATP is used

58
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Parts of the mitochondri

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Inner mitochondrial membrane
Outer mitochondrial membrane

59
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The mitochondria plays an important role in APOPTOSIS whinch means —

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Programmed cell death

60
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The mitochondria can (1), have (2) genes, and have their own (3) of DNA

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  1. self replicate
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  3. circlar copies
61
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Where are mitochondrial genes inherited?

62
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All mitochondira are descendants of those present in the — during ferilization

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oocyte (egg)

63
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What organelles does the head of the sperm usually lack?

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ER
Golgi complex
Mitochondria
Ribosomes

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