Exam 2 Flashcards
Why is the Surface Area to Volume ratio in determining the cell’s size?
What is the Cell theory?
What structures in a prokaryotic cell are common in a eukaryotic cell?
In bacteria, what are the functions of ribosomes/polyribosomes?
In bacteria, what are the functions of the nucleoid?
In bacteria, what are the functions of Chromatophores?
In bacteria, what are the functions of Vacuoles?
In bacteria, what are the functions of endospores?
In bacteria, what are the functions of pili?
In bacteria, what are the functions of the cell wall?
In bacteria, what are the functions of the plasma membrane?
In bacteria, what are the functions of the flagellum?
What is the importance of the cytoskeleton?
What are the three components of the cytoskeleton? What are their functions?
What is the importance of extracellular structures? Vitamin C?
What is the endosymbiosis theory and how does it apply to eukaryotic evolution?
What are the functions of the plasma membrane?
What is the Fluid Mosaic Model? How does it explain the barrier action of a membrane?
How does a cell control how fluid the membrane is? How does Temperature/saturated fats/unsaturated fats/cholesterol affect membrane fluidity?
Describe a channel protein and what kind of amino acids would make up the different domains.
How do molecules get across a membrane? What are the three types of transport? Which require energy?
What molecules will be able to move across the membrane without help?
What is facilitated diffusion?
What is Active transport?
What factors influence the movement of molecules across the membrane?
