Final Flashcards
two categories of cells
prokaryotic and eukaryotic
prokaryotic cell example
bacteria
eukaryotic cell example
humans and plants
four structures both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have
plasma membrane, ribosomes, cytoplasm, DNA
plasma membrane function
separates cells from surroundings, other structures can be embedded, controls what enters and leaves cell
ribosome function
produces proteins from instructions in DNA
DNA function
has instructions to make everything cell produces
3 differences that separate prokaryotic from eukaryotic cells
no membrane bound organelles, nucleoid, smaller than eukaryotes
evolutionary origin of mitochondria
aerobic bacteria
evolutionary origin of chloroplasts
photosynthetic bacteria
name of hypothesis describing the evolutionary origin
endosymbiont hypothesis
villi in small intestine function
finger-like structure gives large surface area to absorb nutrients
joints with synovial fluid function
fluid-filled space between the bones lubricates the joint allowing it to move
actin function
when muscles are relaxed, bundles of actin filaments are separated from one another
myosin function
when muscles contract, myosin proteins ‘walk’ along actin filaments, pulling the actin bundles together and shortening the muscle
capillaries function
allow exchange with tissues as they are tiny and allow RBCs to pass once at a time which brings everything close together for easy exchange
skin function
stops pathogens from entering body
how does skin prevent pathogens from entering body
dryness, acidity, tightly packed cells, shedding of outer layer
frontal lobe function
processes smell, sends motor commands to muscles, helps determine personality, decision making and risk assessment
corpus callosum function
connects the right and left hemispheres
what cellular structure is abundant in cells who produce a lot of proteins
ribosomes
what cellular structure is abundant in cells who produce a lot of ATP
mitochondria
what about mitochondria and chloroplasts’ structure helps them maintain the hydrogen ion gradient needed for cellular respiration/photosynthesis
they have a double membrane to maintain their hydrogen ion gradient and it separates it from the rest of the cell
what feature of a mitochondria’s inner membrane increases its surface area for ATP synthesis
the folds of the inner membrane give a greater surface area for ions to pass through
are lipids polar or nonpolar
nonpolar
how does polarity influence molecules’ interaction with water
water is polar so its attracted to other polar molecules and ions/hydrophilics
phospholipid structure
heads are hydrophilic and are outside tails are hydrophobic and are inside
how to determine if a molecule will pass through the membrane or blood
nonpolar molecules will pass through the plasma membrane without a transport/channel but will need a carrier to pass through blood