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Diversity of Cells Flashcards

1
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What is the width of a mitrochondrion?

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2um

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2
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What is the width of a ribosome?

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20nm

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3
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What is the width of a cluster of cells?

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200 - 20um

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What is the length of a C-C bond?

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0.147nm ( = 1.27A )

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5
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How many genes do humans have?

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Around 24,000

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6
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How many base pairs do humans have?

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3.2 billion base pairs

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7
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How fast can prokaryotes reproduce under optimum conditions?

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Every 20 minutes

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8
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What are membrane bound components called?

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Organelles

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What is the mechanism mitochondria use to release energy?

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Through the oxidation of sugars to produce ATP - adenosine triphosphate

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10
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How can mitochondria’s relationship with bacteria initially be described as?

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Symbiotic

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11
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What green pigment is present in chloroplasts?

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Chlorophyll - responsible for photosynthesis

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12
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Define smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum

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Smooth - synthesises lipids for cell membrane, also metabolises carbohydrates and drugs.

Rough - ribosomes bound, key for protein synthesis

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13
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What is the golgi apparatus’ function?

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To receive, modify and process molecules made in the ER. New molecules are secreted from cell or used elsewhere.

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14
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What do lysosomes do?

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Site of intracellular digestion, release nutrients/breaks down unwanted molecules

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15
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What is the function of peroxisomes?

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To provide an enclosed environment for precautions involving peroxides - H2O2

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16
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What do vesicles do?

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Transport molecules around the cell, and can fuse with organelles in cell.

17
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What is the cytosol?

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A site of many important chemical reactions, similar to a water-based gel rather than a solution.

18
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What is the cytoplasm?

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Collective term for the cytosol + all organelles.

19
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What is actin and where is it most concentrated?

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It is the thinnest filament - high concentration in muscles

20
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What are microtubules and there importance?

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Thickest filament - important in pulling duplicated chromosomes part during cellular division

21
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What is the role of intermediate filament?

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To strengthen cell’s structure

22
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Give 3 differences between a typical bacteria cell and animal cell

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Bacteria:
Flagellum
Ribosomes in cytsol
Cell wall
Plasmids

Animal:
Peroxisomes
Membrane bound nucleus
Ribosomes bound to ER
Mitochondria
Lysosomes

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