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1
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Cells are the fundamental unit of

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living things

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Cell Theory

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All living things are composed of cells

All cells come from pre-existing cells

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Most cells are

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small

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1 mm Cube

Surface Area, Volume, Surface Area to Volume Ratio

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Surface Area - 6 sides x 1 ^2 = 6 mm ^2

Volume - 1 ^3 = 1 mm ^3

SA:Vol - 6 mm ^-1 = (6 : 1)

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2 mm Cube

Surface Area, Volume, Surface Area to Volume Ratio

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Surface Area - 6 sides x 2 ^2 = 26 mm ^2

Volume - 2 ^3 = 8 mm ^3

SA:Vol - 3 mm ^-1 = (3 : 1)

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4 mm Cube

Surface Area, Volume, Surface Area to Volume Ratio

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Surface Area - 6 sides x 4 ^2 = 96 mm ^2

Volume - 4 ^3 = 64 mm ^3

SA:Vol - 1.5 mm ^ -1 = (1.5 : 1)

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Better to be _____ cells than one _____ cell

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smaller; large

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8
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The cytoskeleton provides:

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Cell structure

Movement

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9
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The cytoskeleton is composed of:

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Protein Fibers

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10
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The cytoskeleton provides:

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Cell support and shape

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11
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The cytoskeleton aids in:

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Cell movement

Organelle position

Anchor cells

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12
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The cytoskeleton consists of:

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Microfilaments

Intermediate Filaments

Microtubules

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______ helps the cell move and determines cell shape

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Microfilaments

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Microfilaments are made of

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ACTIN monomers

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Microfilaments:

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Can shorten or lengthen as more monomers attach or detach (DYNAMIC INSTABILITY)

OR

Interact with MYOSIN to help muscles contract

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Microfilaments:

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Can shorten or lengthen as more monomers attach or detach (DYNAMIC INSTABILITY)

OR

Interact with MYOSIN to help muscles contract

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Microfilaments Summary

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Made up of strands of the protein ACTIN; often interact with strands of other proteins

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______________ hold organelles in place and are stable

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Intermediate Filaments

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Intermediate Filament composition

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Tough, rope-like, and made of various fibrous proteins

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Intermediate Filaments:

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Stable and permanent

OR

Important in connecting cells

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Intermediate Filaments:

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Stable and permanent

OR

Important in connecting cells

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22
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_______ is composed of intermediate filaments

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Keratin

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Intermediate Filaments Summary

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Made up of fibrous proteins organized into tough, rope-like assemblages that stabilize a cell’s structure and help maintain it’s shape

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Microtubules form:

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An internal skeleton and transportation network

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Microtubule Composition

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Long, hollow cylinders made of TUBULIN dimers

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Microtubules can:

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Shorten or lengthen as more tubulin dimers attach or detach (DYNAMIC INSTABILITY)

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Microtubules Summary

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Long, hollow cylinders made up of many molecules of the protein tubulin

Tubulin consists of 2 subunits, a-tubulin and b-tubulin

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28
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Microtubules form

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the interior of cilia and flagella

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29
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Microtubules are important in

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movement

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30
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Microtubules (“9+2”)

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9 doublets of microtubules surround 2 single microtubules

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31
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Microtubules can be moved by

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motor proteins

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32
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How do motor proteins move microtubules?

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DYNEIN slides microtubules past each other, NEXIN stops this (causes cilia to flex)

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Motor proteins, such as kinesis, can move

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organelles

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How do motor proteins, like kinesin, move organelles?

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KINESIN “walks” organelles such as vesicles along microtubules

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35
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The Extracellular Matrix:

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Provides tissue functions in animals

Orients cell movement during tissue repair and development

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36
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Collagen and Proteoglycans hold

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cells together

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37
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Collagen and Proteoglycans:

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Form TISSUES

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38
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Proteins in the cell membrane connect cells to the

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extracellular membrane

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39
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______ connects microfilaments in the cell to the extracellular matrix

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INTEGRIN

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40
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Integrin can:

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detach to allow the cell to move

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41
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Cells can be connected to each other by

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Cell junctions

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42
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Tight junctions connect to

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microfilaments

Ex.) Bladder

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43
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Desomosomes connect to

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intermediate filaments

Ex.) Skin

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44
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______ ______ allow material to pass between cells

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Gap junctions

Ex.) Heart muscle

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45
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Animal Cells:

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Eukaryotic

Have define compartments

46
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Plant Cells:

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Eukaryotic

Compartmentalized

47
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Nucleus

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Contains DNA

Surrounded by nuclear envelope

48
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_______ _______ is a double membrane and has pores

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NUCLEAR ENVELOPE

49
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Nucleus contains DNA as

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CHROMOSOMES

50
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DNA is bound with protein to form

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CHROMATIN

51
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Nucleus is the site of:

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DNA Replication

TRANSCRIPTION (DNA –> RNA)

52
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Where are ribosomes assembled?

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NUCLEOLUS

53
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Organelles in Endomembrane System

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Nuclear Envelope

Rough ER

Smooth ER

Golgi Apparatus

Plasma Membrane

54
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Ribosomes on the Rough ER carry out

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protein synthesis

55
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Ribosomes carry out protein synthesis on Rough ER

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Translation

56
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Rough ER is:

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folded membrane sacs connected to the nuclear envelope

57
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During protein synthesis, other ribosomes are

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free in cytoplasm

58
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Rough ER:

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transports proteins

59
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Golgi Apparatus:

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processes proteins and aids in their secretion

60
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Where does the Golgi Apparatus package proteins after they are processed?

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VESICLES (membrane sacs)

61
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Golgi Apparatus has:

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stacks of flattened membrane sacs

62
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VESICLES walk along _______ to transport proteins within the cell or to the cell membrane

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microtubules

63
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Golgi Apparatus in animal cells produce:

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Lysosomes

64
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PRIMARY LYSOSOMES contain:

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digestive enzymes

65
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How are SECONDARY LYSOSOMES formed?

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Primary lysosomes fuse with pockets of the plasma membrane (PHAGOSOMES)

66
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_______ can digest the cells own components

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Lysosomes (AUTOPHAGY)

67
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Main function of Smooth ER

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Make lipids (membranes)

68
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Smooth ER are membrane tubes connected to

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Rough ER

69
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Functions of Smooth ER:

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Produces lipids

Detoxifies chemicals

Stores calcium

Degrades glycogen

70
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Mitochondria transform energy from other chemicals to

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ATP

71
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_______ have an inner and outer membrane surrounding a fluid-filled matrix

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Mitochondria

72
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Mitochondria inner membrane is folded forming _____

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CRISTAE

73
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Mitochondria is the site of

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Aerobic respiration

74
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______ accumulate and detoxify peroxides which could damage cells

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Peroxisomes

75
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______ store waste products

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Vacuoles

76
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In plants, what do vacuoles do?

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Fill with water and help support the plant

77
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In plant cells, chloroplasts carry out

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photosynthesis

78
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________ have 2 membranes surrounding stacks of flat membrane sacs

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Chloroplasts

79
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What are the stacks of flat membrane sacs around chloroplasts called?

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Thylakoids

80
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________ contain chloroplasts and convert light energy to chemical energy

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THYLAKOIDS

81
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Extracellular structure that provides support in plant cell

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Cell Wall

82
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3 Domains of Life:

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Bacteria (Prokaryotic)

Eukarya (Eukaryotic)

Archaea (Prokaryotic)

83
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All cells have:

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Cell Membrane

Cytoplasm

Ribosomes

84
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DNA location in Eukaryotic/Prokaryotic

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E - Nucleus

P - Nucleoid

85
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Bacteria Cells are (Prokaryotic/Eukaryotic) and don’t have a ______

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Prokaryotic; Nucleus

86
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Most bacteria have a ___ ____ , and many have an _____ _______

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cell wall; outer capsule

87
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What is capsule used for?

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Protection

88
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What is only found in bacteria cell wall?

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Peptidoglycan

89
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In some bacteria, the cell membrane is folded ______

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internally

90
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Archaea are (Prokaryotic/Eukaryotic)

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Prokaryotic

91
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Archaea contain:

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Nucleoid

Cytoplasm

Cell Membrane

Ribosomes

MAY have Cell Wall

92
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Key difference between 3 Domains of Life

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Bacteria - Peptidoglycan in cell wall

Archaea - Membrane lipids are branched

Eukarya - Membrane-enclose nucleus

93
Q

Release Energy/Consume Energy?

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Exergonic - release

Endergonic - consume

94
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ATP captures energy from (Exergonic/Endergonic) for the cell to use in (Exergonic/Endergonic)

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Exergonic; Endergonic

95
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Exergonic processes

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Cell Respiration

Catabolism

96
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Endergonic processes

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Active Transport

Cell movements

Anabolism

97
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______ is used to transfer energy

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ATP

98
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Adenosine =

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Adenine + Ribose

99
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ATP

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Adenosine Triphosphate

100
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ADP

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Adenosine Diphosphate

101
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AMP

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Adenosine Monophosphate

102
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Hydrolysis of ____ to ____ releases energy

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ATP; ADP

103
Q

_____ reactions transfer electrons and energy

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Redox

104
Q

OIL RIG

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Oxidation is Loss
(of Electrons)
Reduction is Gain

105
Q

______ releases energy

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OXIDATION

106
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Most reduced molecules store energy in _____ bonds

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Covalent

107
Q

Oxidation is often also a loss of ____ atoms

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H

108
Q

_____ / _____ is an electron carrier in Redox Reactions

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NAD+ / NADH

109
Q

NAD+ —> NADH

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NAD+ gets reduced to NADH

NADH gets oxidized to NAD+

110
Q

Energy Metabolism (pg. 16)

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Glucose is oxidized to CO2 and H2O

111
Q

Energy Metabolism Steps:

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Step 1: High Activation Energy
Lots of energy lost as heat

Many Steps: Lower Activation Energy
Lots of energy lost

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