Text Chapter 3: Cells Flashcards

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Essential Features of a Cell

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plasma membrane, genetic material, cytoplasm

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Plasma Membrane

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boundary surrounding the cell

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Genetic Material

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DNA, located in membrane-bound nucleus for eukaryotic cells, nucleoid for prokaryotic cells

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Cytoplasm

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semi-fluid matrix containing enzymes (biological catalyst), ribosomes, and organelles in eukaryotes

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Bacterial Flagellum

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movement

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Capsule

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protects from drying, protects against white blood cells

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Cell Wall (prokaryotic)

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supports the cell, maintains shape

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Infolded Plasma Membrane (prokaryotic)

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metabolism, cell division

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Nucleoid

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cytoplasmic region containing the genetic material, DNA

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Pilus

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surface projection used for transfer of genetic material

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Plasma Membrane

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regulates flow of substances in and out of cell

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Plasmid

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small circular DNA, replicates independently, genes for antibiotic resistance

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Ribosomes (prokaryotic)

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produce proteins

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Cell Wall (eukaryotic)

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controls cell shape, protects, supports, made of carbohydrates

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Centriole

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gives rise to basal bodies that produce cilia or flagella

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Chloroplast

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photosynthesis (uses light energy to produce organic molecules in plants and protists)

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Cilia

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cell movement in protists and animal sperm, move substances across cell surfaces in lungs and fallopian tubes

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Cytoskeleton

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maintains cell shape, allows for cell movement, anchors organelles and proteins, directs transport of materials

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Flagella

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Golgi Complex

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collects, modifies, packages, and distributes proteins from RER

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Lysosome

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contains digestive enzymes to digest food in protists or destroy aging organelles

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Microtubules

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movement of materials within cells, cell movement

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Mitochondrion

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produces energy by breaking down organic molecules, found in all eukaryotic cells

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Nucleolus

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site of ribosome assembly (inside nucleus)

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Nucleus

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carrier of genetic material (DNA+ protein=chromatin), governs cell activities, directs cell reproduction

- surrounded by membrane called nuclear envelope
- contains nucleolus- produces ribosomes
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Peroxisome

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removes harmful oxidants from cells

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Plasma Membrane (eukaryotes)

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regulates passage of materials, cell-cell recognition

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Ribosomes (eukaryotes)

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site of protein synthesis, can be free in the cytoplasm or attached to membranes

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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER)

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produces proteins, prepares proteins for export

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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER)

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lipid synthesis, drug detoxification, transport of proteins from RER

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Vacuole

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central vacuole (plants) stores waste and maintains turgidity, contractile vacuole (protists) maintains water balance, food vacuole (protists) fuses with lysosome for digestion

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Prokaryotic Cells (v. eukaryotic cells)

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single circular chromosome
chromosome found in cytoplasmic region called nucleoid
no internal membranes, some infolded plasma membranes

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Eukaryotic Cells (v. prokaryotic cells)

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multiple linear chromosomes
chromosomes found in a membrane-bound nucleus
extensive network of internal membranes, specialized areas called organelles

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Endosymbiosis

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ancestral eukaryotes and prokaryotes come to live in close association, to the benefit of both. Through evolution, the prokaryote became the organelle, such as mitochondrion or chloroplasts, of the larger eukaryotic cell.

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Invagination

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the plasma membrane may have folded in on itself to form specialized membranes within the cell, such as the nucleus.

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Differences between Plant and Animal Cells

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cell wall, central vacuole, chloroplasts, cilia and flagella