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. What is the nucleus?

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The control center of the cell and the largest and most organized part of the Cell.

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What kind of Er does the nucleus have?

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Rough Er

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What is the nucleus surrounded by?

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Double membrane

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4
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What does the nuclear pores control?

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What leaves and enters the nucleus

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What is the chromatin?

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A complex of DNA and proteins that make up chromosomes

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Where are the ribosomal subunits formed?

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The nucleolus

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What are the ribosomal subunits?

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rRNA and proteins

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Where is ribosomes assembled?

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The nucleolus

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What is the function of ribosomes? (1)

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Protein building

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What are the distribution of ribosomes?

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Free in cystosol and bound attached to rough Er

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What is the difference between smooth Er and rough er?

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Smooth has no ribosomes on surface while rough does

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What are the functions of rough er? (Similar to Golgi apparatus) and sweat

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Packages proteins for secretion, sends transport vesicles to Golgi and makes replacement membrane

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What are the functions of smooth er?

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Synthesizes lipids, metabolization of carbs, detox of drugs and poisons

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What are the structures of the Golgi apparatus?

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Cis face and trans face

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What are the differences between the cis face and the trans face of the Golgi apparatus?

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The cis face receives vesicles from the Er while in the trans face, the vesicles bud off

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What are the functions of the Golgi apparatus? ( vesicles and proteins)

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Modify, sort and concentrate proteins, pack proteins in vesicles and have vesicles deliver contents to outside of the cell.

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17
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What are vesicles containing digestive enzymes called?

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Lysosomes

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18
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What is the ph of lysosomes?

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4.5

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What kinds of cells don’t usually have lysosomes?

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Plant cells

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What are the functions of lysosomes? (Destruction)

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To destroy and recycle nonfunctional organelles, foreign particles and unneeded structures

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What are the causes of the fatal lysosome diseases?

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Digestive enzyme in lysosome not working correctly

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What’s an an example of a lysosome-related disease?

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Tay -Sach’s disease

23
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What do cells have to do for proper functioning?

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Cells have to die of on cue

24
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What are the functions of peroxisomes? (Rehab and weight loss)

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Breaks down fatty acids to sugar, detoxifies alcohol and other poisons., produces peroxide

25
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Where is peroxide found?

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In the catalase, oxidase and other metabolic enzymes in both plants and animals

26
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What is the structure of the mitochondrion?. (Mm)

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Two layers of membrane and the matrix

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What does the matrix of mitochondrion contain? (Matrrez)

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Enzymes, mitochondrial ribosomes, RNA and DNA

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What is the function of mitochondria? (Breath)

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ATP production for cellular respiration

29
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How is the metabolic aerobic activity correlated with mitochondria?

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The more activity, the more mitochondria is produced

30
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What is the structure of chloroplasts? (DTF)

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Double membrane , stroma and thylakoid

31
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What does the thy lakoid contain?

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Membranous sacks containing chlorophyll arranged in sacks called grana

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What is the space between the inner membrane and thylakoid, filled with protein rich alkaline fluid called?

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Stroma

33
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What two organelles are not part of the endo membrane system, grow and reproduce semi-automously, have their own ribosomes and have their own circular chromosomes?

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Mitochondria and chloroplasts

34
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What is the endosymbiosis theory?

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That mitochondria and chloroplasts were once free- living bacteria, engulfed by ancestral eukaryote

35
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What is an endosymbiont Cell?

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A cell that lives within another cell

36
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What is the structure for a vacuole? (1)

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A large membrane sac

37
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What is the function of vacuole in plants? (store)

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Water nutrients, waste, pigments and toxin are stored here.

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What is the function of contractile vacuole in protists?

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Eliminates excess water

39
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What is the function of food vacuole in protists?

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Breaks down food

40
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What is the function of cytoskeleton (cell)

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Cell movement, change of Cell shape and cell division

41
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What part of cytoskeleton is responsible for cell movement?

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Ameboid movement

42
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What part of cytoplasm is responsible for change in cell shape?

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Microvillus

43
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What part of cytoskeleton is responsible for cell division?

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Contractile ring

44
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What motion does flagella have?

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Snake-like movement in same direction of flagellum

45
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What type of movement does cilia have?

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Back and forth movement perpendicular to axis of cilium

46
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What is the structure of muscles?

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Long hard and rectangular filled with protein fibers that slide past eachother as the heart beats

47
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What is the structure of fat cells? (Blugh)

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Rounded and globular

48
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What are the functions of fat cells?

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Storage of lipids,

49
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What do fat cells consist of?

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Plasma membrane, nucleus and fat droplets

50
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What kind of Er does the animal pancreatic cell contain large amounts of?

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Rough Er

51
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What kind of Er does rat testis cell have?

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Smooth Er

52
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What organelles aren’t found in animal cells?

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Chloroplasts, central vacuole, Cell wall andplasmodesta

53
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What organelles aren’t found in plant cells?

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Lysosomes, centrioles, and flagella (in some plant sperm)

Biology: Cells And Molecules (22 decks)

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