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Module 1: What is life? and cellular traffic Flashcards

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What are the characteristics of life?

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  • Made of cells
  • Acquire and use energy
  • Grow and reproduce
  • Evolve using DNA
  • Interact within an ecosystem
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What differences and similarities do prokaryotes and eukaryotes have?

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Both have ribosomes, cell walls, and a cytoplasm
Prokaryotes are simple and small whereas eukaryotes are larger and more complex.

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What types of cells will you see in the tanks in lab?

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Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes

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What are some examples of eukaryotic cells in lab?

Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus and other organelles

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Plants and algae

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What are some examples of prokaryotic cells in lab?

Prokaryotic cells don’t have a nucleus and other organelles

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Cyanobactiera and Heterotrophic bacteria

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What are some examples of autotrophs (make their own food)?

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Plants and cyanobacteria

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What are some examples of heterotrophs?

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Animal like plankton and heterotrophic bacteria

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What are some examples of zooplankton?

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Animal like plankton and heterotrophic bacteria

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What are some examples of phytoplankton?

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Cyanobacteria and algae

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What is the function of the nucleus?

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Contains the nucleotides and DNA,

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What is the function of the endoplasmic reticulum?

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It processes and transports new material.

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What is the function of the mitochondria?

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Stores ATP which is the fuel of the cell.

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What is the function of the vesicle?

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Cellular containers that transport, store, and recycle materials.

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What is the function of the Golgi?

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The new materials made in the ER are sent here and then distributed to other places.

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What is the function of ribosomes?

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They make proteins

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What is the function of the cell membrane?

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Controls what enters and leaves the cell.

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What is the function of the chloroplasts?

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The site of photosynthesis

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What is the function of the vacuole?

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Occupies most of the interior space of plant cell

19
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Why is the hydrogen bond important for life?

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It provides many of the critical, life-sustaining properties of water.

20
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What are the functions of a monosaccharide?

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  • Structure
  • Protection
  • Regulation - enzymes
  • Contraction
  • Transport
21
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What is the function of an amino acid?

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Build proteins

22
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What are the functions of a nucleotide?

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  • Stores info. (ATGC)
  • Info coding for proteins (DNA/RNA)
23
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What is the function of trigylcerides?

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Energy storage

24
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Which macromolecules are polar?

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Monosaccharides, Amino acids, nucleotides, and phospholipids.

25
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Which macromolecule is not polar?

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Trigylceride

26
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Where are proteins (amino acids/nucleotides) used in the cell?

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Nucleus and mitochondria

27
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Where are monosaccharides and triglycerides used in the cell?

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Mitochondria

28
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What are the components of a cellular membrane?

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29
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What are the four ways molecules get in and out of hypertonic and hypotonic cells?

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  • Simple diffusion
  • Facilitated diffusion
  • Active transport
  • Bulk transport
30
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Which molecules move by simple diffusion?

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  • Breathing gases: CO2 & O2
  • Water

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